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ma⋅rine

  [muh-reen]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining 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
6. a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
7. one of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
8. seagoing ships collectively, esp. with reference to nationality or class; shipping in general.
9. a picture with a marine subject; seascape.
10. naval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.
—Idioms
11. dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits.
12. tell it or that to the marines! I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
Origin:
1325–75; ME maryne < MF marin (fem. marine) < L marīnus of the sea, deriv. of mare sea; see -ine 1
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ma·rine   (mə-rēn')   
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration.
    2. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals.
  2. Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs.
  3. Of or relating to sea navigation; nautical: a marine chart. See Synonyms at nautical.
  4. Of or relating to troops that serve at sea as well as on land, specifically the U.S. Marine Corps.
n.  
    1. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation.
    2. Marine A member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
  2. The mercantile or naval ships or shipping fleet of a country.
  3. The governmental department in charge of naval affairs in some nations.
  4. A painting or photograph of the sea.

[Middle English marin, marine, from Old French, from Latin marīnus, from mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.]
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Marine

Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin. See Mere a pool.]

1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.

2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.

Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]

Marine barometer. See under Barometer.

Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines.

Marine engine (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel.

Marine glue. See under Glue.

Marine insurance, insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.

Marine interest, interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.

Marine law. See under Law.

Marine league, three geographical miles.

Marine metal, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath.

Marine soap, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.

Marine store, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]

Marine

Ma*rine"\, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See Marine, a.]

1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.

2. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.

3. A picture representing some marine subject.

Tell that to the marines, an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]
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Language Translation for : marine
Spanish: marino, marítimo,
German: Meer-…, See-…,
Japanese: 海の
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marine  (adj.)
c.1420, 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 1672, from Fr. marine, from the O.Fr. adj. The noun mariner (c.1290) is earlier and for long was more common than sailor.
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marine   (mə-rēn')  Pronunciation Key 
  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. Compare lacustrine, palustrine, riverine.

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