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maritime

[ mar-i-tahym ]

adjective

  1. associated with the sea or waterways to the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.:

    Maritime commerce accounts for trillions of dollars in annual U.S. economic activity.

  2. of or relating to the sea or waterways to the sea:

    maritime resources.

  3. bordering on the sea:

    picturesque maritime towns.

  4. living near or in the sea:

    maritime plants.

  5. characteristic of a sailor; nautical:

    She stands on the foredeck, glad to be wearing her maritime rain gear.



maritime

/ ˈmærɪˌtaɪm /

adjective

  1. of or relating to navigation, shipping, etc; seafaring
  2. of, relating to, near, or living near the sea
  3. (of a climate) having small temperature differences between summer and winter; equable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • non·mar·i·time adjective
  • un·mar·i·time adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maritime1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin maritimus “pertaining to the sea,” equivalent to mari- (stem of mare “sea”) + -timus adjective suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maritime1

C16: from Latin maritimus from mare sea
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Example Sentences

He vows that it will create 250,000 jobs, lift Nicaragua out of poverty and make it the maritime capital of the world.

It has a third of the budget and a fraction of the maritime vessels.

Lobanov hadn't seen the sea until he was 28, though he has some maritime roots—his great-grandfather was from the Greek islands.

The captains of the capsized South Korean ferry and the Costa Concordia have set a new bar for maritime cowardice.

Schettino is on trial for multiple manslaughter, causing a maritime disaster and abandoning ship.

The Variegated Horsetail is not exclusively maritime, however, for it sometimes grows by the sides of rivers and ponds.

We then travelled through the island by railway and crossed to the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

The result has been the saving of vast amounts of maritime property, estimated at many millions of dollars yearly.

It was moved that the King should be requested to place the direction of maritime affairs in other hands.

There would be a maritime war; and such a war Scotland had no means of carrying on.

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