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Marine

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Noun

1. devil dog, leatherneck, marine, shipboard soldier

a member of the United States Marine Corps

2. marine

a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land

Adjective

3. marine

of or relating to the sea

Example Sentences:
'marine explorations'

4. marine, maritime, nautical

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

Example Sentences:
'nautical charts'
'maritime law'
'marine insurance'

5. marine

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

Example Sentences:
'marine barracks'

6. marine

relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea

7. marine

native to or inhabiting the sea

Example Sentences:
'marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Marine

see synonyms of marine
adjective (usually prenominal)
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
noun
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.  tell it to the marines

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Marine

see synonyms of marine
adjective
1. 
a. 
of the sea or ocean
b. 
inhabiting, found in, or formed by the sea
2. 
a. 
of navigation on the sea; nautical
b. 
of shipping by sea; maritime
3. 
used, or to be used, at sea
a marine engine
4. 
a. 
trained for service at sea and on land, as certain troops
b. 
of such troops
noun
5. 
a. 
a member of a marine military force
b.  US; [often M-]
a member of the United States Marine Corps
6. 
naval or merchant ships collectively; seagoing ships; fleet
the merchant marine
7. 
in some countries, the department of government in charge of naval affairs
8. 
a picture of a ship or a sea scene

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Marine

see synonyms of marine
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration.
b. Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals.
c. Relating to a system of oceanic habitats coextensive with the continental shelf, ranging from deep water to unprotected coastlines and characterized along its landward edge by exposure to wave action and tidal currents and by the absence of trees, shrubs, or emergent vegetation.
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 US Marine Corps.
n.
1.
a. A soldier serving on a ship or at a naval installation.
b. often Marine A member of the US 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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