semimarine
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, especially 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.
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11.
dead marine, Australian Slang. an empty bottle of beer or spirits.
12.
tell it/that to the marines!, I don't believe your story; I refuse to be fooled.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English maryne < Middle French marin (feminine marine) < Latin marīnus of the sea, derivative of mare sea; see -ine1
1325–75; Middle English maryne < Middle French marin (feminine marine) < Latin marīnus of the sea, derivative of mare sea; see -ine1
Related forms
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
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marine (məˈriːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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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.
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Science Dictionary
marine  (mə-rēn') Pronunciation Key
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Slang Dictionary
marine (recruit) definitionand marine officer
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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