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Marine
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- 1 Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
"Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too."
- 2 Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps. not-comparable
- 3 Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
- 4 Used or adapted for use at sea.
- 5 Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
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- 6 Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime. obsolete
- 1 native to or inhabiting the sea wordnet
- 2 relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea wordnet
- 3 of or relating to the sea wordnet
- 4 of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps) wordnet
- 5 relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen wordnet
- 1 A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
"He was a marine in World War II."
- 2 A member of a marine corps.
- 3 a member of the United States Marine Corps wordnet
- 4 A marine corps. capitalized, in-plural
"He fought with the Marines in World War II."
- 5 a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land wordnet
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- 6 A painting representing some marine subject.
- 7 Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both). archaic
- 1 To adapt for use in a marine environment.
"The most popular model is the Chrysler 75 marined motor. This motor comes fully marined and fully reconditioned at $ 225 at Oakland."
- 2 To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
""And Baptiste? It is there he is. The trunks of Monsieru to the number 12, and let it not loiter. And hey!" she cried with much haughtiness to an interloper who had opened the cab-door and was now officious in the transfer of the luggage, “ And hey, species of calf's head marined in mud, go, I pray you, a little that way and see if I there am.""
- 3 To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
"And now, having marined this Royal Harry with as large a complement of men as I could muster, shall launch her."
Etymology
Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.
Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.
Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.
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