marine

marine (məˈriːn)

—*adj*
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

—n
6.	shipping and navigation in general: the merchant marine
7.	(capital when part of a name) a member of a marine corps or similar body
8.	a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
9.	informal tell it to the marines an expression of disbelief

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

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

marine

early 15c., from M.Fr. marin (fem. marine), from O.Fr. marin, from L. marinus (fem. marina) "of the sea," from mare (gen. maris) "sea," from PIE *mori-/*mari- "body of water, lake." Cognate with O.E. mere "sea, lake, pool, pond," from P.Gmc. *mari. Noun meaning "soldier who serves on a ship" is from

1670s, from Fr. marine, from the O.Fr. adjective.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

marine

(mə-rēn') Pronunciation Key

Relating to the sea.
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. Compare lacustrine , palustrine , riverine.

Slang Dictionary

marine (recruit) definition

and marine officer

n.
an empty beer or liquor bottle. (See also dead soldier; dead marine. These expressions are probably meant as derogatory to either marines or officer.) : Every now and then the gentle muttering of the customers was accented by the breaking of a marine as it hit the floor. , There's a marine officer laying in the fireplace.

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Example sentences

Marine algae are the base of the entire ocean food chain, and were also responsible for originally creating oxygen on the planet.

Few marine creatures are as mysterious and intimidating as jellyfish.

The many short chapters have been written by the world's foremost marine scientists.

Somewhere between one and nine million marine species live on or around coral reefs.

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Slang

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Matching Quote

"The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts."

-Louis Aragon