marine

ma·rine  (m-rn)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration.

b. 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. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation.

b. 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.

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

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marine

Adjective

1. of, found in, or relating to the sea

2. of shipping or navigation

3. used or adapted for use at sea

Noun

1. (esp. in Britain and the US) a soldier trained for land and sea combat

2. a country's shipping or navy collectively: the merchant marine [Latin marinus of the sea]

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marine  (m-rn)

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 lacustrinepalustrineriverine

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Marine - a member of the United States Marine Corps devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, US Marine Corps, USMC - an amphibious division of the United States Navy armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
	2.	marine - a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
Adj.	1.	marine - of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"
	2.	marine - relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" maritime, nautical
	3.	marine - of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
	4.	marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
	5.	marine - native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales" aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals"

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marine

adjective nautical, sea, maritime, oceanic, naval, saltwater, seafaring, ocean-going, seagoing, pelagic, thalassic

Translations

marine [məˈriːn] adj → marino

n → soldado de infantería de marina

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marine [məˈriːn] adj → marin(e)

n → fusilier marin;

(US) → marine m

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marine [məˈriːn] adj (plant, biology) → Meeres-

n (Brit) (soldier) → Marineinfanterist m;

(US) (sailor) → Marinesoldat m;

marine engineer → Schiff(s)bauingenieur m;

marine engineering → Schiff(s)bau m

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marine [məˈriːn] adj [animal, plant] → marino/a; [forces, engineering] → marittimo/a

n → fante m di marina;

(US) → marine m inv

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marine

adj marine [məˈriːn]

of the sea marine animals; marine law. mariene بَحْري морски mořský, námořní sø- Meer-..., See-... θαλάσσιος marino, marítimo mere- دریایی meri- marin יַמִי समुद्रीय morski tengeri laut sjávar- marino 海の 해양의, 바다의 jūrų jūras- marin zee{#169} hav-, sjø-, marine- morski marítimo marin морской morský; námorný morski morski marin, havs- เกี่ยวกับทะเล denize ait 海的 морський سمندری thuộc biển 海的

n

a soldier serving on board a ship He has joined the marines. marine جُنْدي بَحْري морски пехотинец voják námořní pěchoty mariner; flåden die Marine πεζοναύτης infante de marina merejalaväelane تفنگدار دریایی merijalkaväen sotilas fusilier marin נֶחָת समुद्री बेड़ा, नौ बेड़ा pomorski pješak tengerész(gyalogos) marinir sjóliði marine 海兵隊員 해군 jūrų pėstininkas jūras kareivis tentera laut marinier sjøforsvaret żołnierz piechoty morskiej fusileiro puşcaş marin солдат морской пехоты vojak námornej pechoty marinec flota marinsoldat นาวิกโยธิน deniz piyadesi/eri 海軍陸戰隊士兵 солдат морської піхоти بحری فوج کا بیڑا hải quân 海军陆战队士兵

n mariner [ˈmӕrinə]

a sailor a master mariner. marinier بَحّار моряк námořník sømand; -sømand der Seemann ναυτικός, ναύτης marinero madrus تکاور دریایی merimies marin רַב-חוֹבֵל नाविक mornar tengerész pelaut sjómaður marinaio 水夫 선원 jūrininkas, jūreivis jūrnieks pelaut zeeman sjømann, matros żeglarz marinheiro marinar моряк námorník mornar mornar sjöman กะลาสี (คำล้าสมัย) denizci 水手 моряк, матрос بحری جوان thủy thủ 水手