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Webster 1913 Edition

Marine

Ma-rine′

,
Adj.
[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.]

Ma-rine′

,
Noun.
[F.
marin
a sea solider,
marine
naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L.
marinus
. See
Marine
,
Adj.
]
1.
A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
3.
The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country;
as, the mercantile
marine
.
4.
A picture representing some marine subject.
Tell that to the marines
,
an expression of
disbelief
, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Marine

MARINE

,
Adj.
[L. marinus, from mare,the sea.]
1.
Pertaining to the sea; as marine productions or bodies; marine shells.
2.
Transacted at sea; done on the ocean; as a marine engagement.
3.
Doing duty on the sea; as a marine officer; marine forces.

MARINE

,
Noun.
A soldier that serves on board of a ship in naval engagements. In the plural, marines, a body of troops trained to do military service on board of ships.
1.
The whole navy of a kingdom or state.
2.
The whole economy of naval affairs, comprehending the building, rigging, equipping,navigating and management of ships of war in engagements.

Definition 2024

Marine

Marine

See also: marine and mariné

English

Adjective

Marine ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

Marine

  1. A female given name, cognate to Marina.

Related terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From French marine

Pronunciation

Noun

Marine f ‎(genitive Marine, plural Marinen)

  1. navy

Declension

Derived terms

marine

marine

See also: Marine and mariné

English

Adjective

marine ‎(comparative more marine, superlative most marine)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the sea.
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Derived terms

Translations

Noun

marine ‎(plural marines)

  1. (military, nautical) 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. (capitalised in the plural): A marine corps.
    He fought with the Marines in World War II.
  3. A painting representing some marine subject.

Synonyms

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

French marine, from Latin marinus, derived from mare ‎(“sea”).

Noun

marine f ‎(plural marines, diminutive marinetje n)

  1. (navigation) A navy
  2. (military) An armed navy (naval branch of armed forces)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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French

Etymology

From marin, from Latin marīnus, derived from mare ‎(“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁin/

Adjective

marine

  1. feminine singular of marin

Noun

marine f ‎(plural marines)

  1. A navy

Derived terms

Verb

marine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mariner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of mariner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mariner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of mariner
  5. second-person singular present imperative of mariner

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

marine f

  1. Feminine plural form of marina.

Noun

marine f

  1. plural of marina

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

marīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of marīnus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

marine

  1. definite singular of marin
  2. plural of marin

Etymology 2

From French marine

Noun

marine m ‎(definite singular marinen, indefinite plural mariner, definite plural marinene)

  1. a navy
Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

marine

  1. definite singular of marin
  2. plural of marin

Etymology 2

From French marine

Noun

marine m ‎(definite singular marinen, indefinite plural marinar, definite plural marinane)

  1. a navy
Derived terms

Portuguese

Verb

marine

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of marinar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of marinar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of marinar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of marinar

Spanish

Verb

marine

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of marinar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of marinar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of marinar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of marinar.

Etymology

Recorded since c.1420, 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈri:n/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧rine
  • Rhymes: -iːn

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