English Explanatory Dictionary

marine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
  2. Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
  3. Used or adapted for use at sea.
  4. Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
  5. Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.
  6. Of or concerning underwater conditions, either saltwater or freshwater ones, and the equipment used therein.
noun
  1. A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
  2. A marine corps.
  3. A painting representing some marine subject.
  4. Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).
verb
  1. To adapt for use in a marine environment.
  2. To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
  3. To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
adj
  1. Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
noun
  1. A member of a marine corps.

Pronunciation

/məˈɹiːn/ En-us-marine.ogg /ˈmæɹɪn/ /məˈɹaɪn/

Word forms

marine more marine most marine marines marining marined

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.

Synonyms

devil dog jarhead leatherneck navy

Related words

marina Marine

Derived words

aeromarine cismarine fluviomarine glaciomarine gyrene INMARSAT intermarine Jersey Marine marine acid marine acid air marine aerodrome marine art marine artist marine biologist marine biology marine chronometer marine climate marine corps marine engine marine engineer marine glue marine ich marine iguana marine infantry marine interest marine league marine leg marine mammal marine metal marine mucilage marine otter marine rainbow marinescape marine science marine snow marine soap marine stinger marine store marine toad marine toilet marine trumpet marinite marinization marinize marinone nonmarine Scotch marine boiler semimarine submarine supermarine transmarine trumpet marine ultramarine unmarine zoomaric dead marine horse marine merchant marine Royal Marine Royal Marines

Translations

Albanian: ujor Arabic: بَحْرِيّ Armenian: ծովային Asturian: marín Belarusian: марскі́ Bhojpuri: समुंद्री Bulgarian: мо́рски Catalan: marí Chinese Mandarin: 海的 Chinese Mandarin: 海洋的 Chinese Mandarin: 海事的 Chinese Mandarin: 海產的 /海产的 Chinese Mandarin: 海運的 /海运的 Chinese Mandarin: 航海的 Chukchi: аӈӄакэн Czech: mořský Danish: marin Danish: maritim Dutch: marien Dutch: maritiem Finnish: merellinen Finnish: meri- French: marin French: maritime Galician: mariño Georgian: საზღვაო German: See- German: Meeres- Greek: θαλάσσιος Greek: ναυτικός Ancient Greek: θαλάσσιος Ancient Greek: ἅλιος Hebrew: יַמִּי Hindi: मैरीन Hungarian: tengeri Icelandic: sjávar- Indonesian: bahari Italian: marino Italian: marittimo Japanese: 海の Korean: 바다의 Latin: maritimus Latin: marīnus Macedonian: мо́рски Malay: laut Malay: kelautan Malay: bahari Malay: marin Middle English: see Norwegian Bokmål: marin Norwegian Nynorsk: marin Occitan: marin Old English: sǣn Persian: آبزی Persian: بحری Polish: morski Portuguese: marítimo Portuguese: marinho Romanian: marin Romanian: maritim
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