marine adj

1 of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"

2 relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" [syn: nautical, maritime]

3 of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks"

4 native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales" n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier]

English

Etymology

marine, from marinus, derived from mare.

Pronunciation

• /məˈrin/
• /m@"rin/
• Hyphenation: ma·rine
• Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

marine

1. Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology, marine insurance.)

Translations

Noun

1. A member of a marine corps.

Translations

See also

• Marine

French

Adjective

1. feminine of marin

Noun

marine

1. marine

Verb

Italian

Noun

marine

1. Plural of marina

Marine or Marines may refer to:

• Marine (ocean), a general term for things relating to the sea or ocean
• Marine (military), a soldier in a force under the authority of a navy, or in several cases (e.g. USMC), a soldier belonging to a force which was formerly under the authority of a navy
  • The military rank of "Marine", being the entry level soldier in the Other Ranks of the Royal Marines
  • Royal Marines, a branch of the UK military
  • United States Marine Corps, a branch of the U.S. military
  • Netherlands Marine Corps, a branch of the Dutch military
• Marine engineering
• A term for a navy, uncommon in English
  • Merchant Marine, synonymous with Merchant Navy (see Ship transport)
  • Deutsche Marine, the German Navy
  • Koninklijke Marine, the Royal Dutch Navy
  • Marine nationale, the French Navy

Places

• Marine, Illinois, United States
• Marine City, Michigan, United States
• Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, United States
• Marines, Val-d'Oise, France
• Marines, Valencia, Spain

Entertainment

• Marine (book), a book about the United States Marine Corps written by Tom Clancy in 1996
• The Marine, a film
• Marine FC, an English football team from Merseyside
• Space Marine, in science fiction, a soldier who serves aboard a spacecraft and/or who is trained to fight in space or in planetary attacks
• Marine the Raccoon, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games

Other uses

• West Marine Ltd., part of the Peel Engineering Company, makers of fiberglass boats

See also

• Marina (disambiguation)
• Mariner (disambiguation)

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