marina

¹

[ muh-ree-nuh ]

noun

1. a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.

Marina

²

[ muh-ree-nuh ]

noun

1. a town in W California.
2. a female given name.

marina

/ məˈriːnə /

noun

1. an elaborate docking facility for pleasure boats

Word History and Origins

Origin of marina¹

1795–1805; < Italian, Spanish, noun use of feminine of marino < Latin marīnus marine

Word History and Origins

Origin of marina¹

C19: via Italian and Spanish from Latin: marine

Example Sentences

I’ll stop there, get something from that truck, continue on my walk and take that all the way to the marina.

From Los Angeles Times

The marina is always nice to check out the calmness of the water and all the boats.

From Los Angeles Times

I can't imagine a world where there were no gulls at the beach, where there were no gulls on the docks in the marina.

From Salon

At the grill, sit outside to take in the sunset over the boats in the marina.

From Los Angeles Times

Six boaters were unable to leave before roads closed, Dowd said, and were sheltering at the marina parking lot north of the fire as of Thursday evening.

From Los Angeles Times