marine

[ muh-reen ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea:

   marine vegetation.

2. pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime.
3. serving on shipboard, as soldiers.
4. of or belonging to the marines.
5. adapted for use at sea:

   a marine barometer.

noun

1. a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
2. one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
3. seagoing ships collectively, especially with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general.
4. a picture with a marine subject; seascape.
5. naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.

marine

/ məˈriːn /

adjective

1. of, found in, or relating to the sea
2. of or relating to shipping, navigation, etc
3. of or relating to a body of seagoing troops

   marine corps

4. of or relating to a government department concerned with maritime affairs
5. used or adapted for use at sea

   a marine camera

noun

1. shipping and navigation in general

   the merchant marine

2. capital when part of a name a member of a marine corps or similar body
3. a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
4. tell it to the marines informal.
   an expression of disbelief

marine

/ mə-rēn′ /

1. Relating to the sea.
2. Relating to a system of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents and by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation. Water in the marine system is at or near the full salinity of seawater.
3. Compare lacustrine

Other Words From

• inter·ma·rine adjective
• nonma·rine adjective noun
• semi·ma·rine adjective noun
• super·ma·rine adjective
• unma·rine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of marine¹

1325–75; Middle English maryne < Middle French marin (feminine marine ) < Latin marīnus of the sea, derivative of mare sea; -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of marine¹

C15: from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from mare sea

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. tell it / that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
2. dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits.

Example Sentences

The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.

From The Daily Beast

And, thanks to a transparent hull, exploring the deep and spotting rare marine life is practically a cinch.

From The Daily Beast

Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.

From The Daily Beast

The Marine reservist then went after his ex-wife, Nicole Hill Stone.

From The Daily Beast

Stone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

From The Daily Beast

John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.

From Project Gutenberg

It was unreasonable to expect those makers of marine steam-engines to report that Trevithick knew better than they did.

From Project Gutenberg

REEF k, in latitude 14 degrees 47 minutes, has a dry sand upon it: its sub-marine extent was not ascertained.

From Project Gutenberg

Those modern marine engines use about the same steam pressure and expand about in the same proportion.

From Project Gutenberg

The effect of tidal movement in nurturing marine life is very great.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aquatic
• coastal
• deep-sea
• maritime
• naval
• saltwater
• seagoing