# marine

Pronunciation: say "muh-REEN" /məˈɹiːn/

## Adjective

1. Of, found in, living in, or formed by the sea, including the open ocean.
   - Simple: Of the sea, or living in the sea.
   - _Marine sediments build up slowly on the ocean floor over millions of years._
   - _The museum's marine exhibit features creatures that thrive in deep water._
4. Relating to or connected with the sea in matters of shipping, navigation, or naval forces.
   - Simple: Having to do with ships, sailing, or the navy.
   - _Marine engineers designed the vessel's new propulsion system._
   - _Disputes over damaged cargo are settled under marine law._
5. Designed or modified for use at sea.
   - Simple: Made or changed so it can be used on or in the sea.
   - _The builders used marine plywood throughout the hull._
   - _Marine sealant keeps water out of the deck fittings._

## Noun

2. A soldier, usually part of a marine corps, trained to serve aboard a ship or to launch operations from one.
   - Simple: A soldier trained to fight from ships and along the coast.
   - _Every marine in the unit completed months of amphibious training._
   - _Two marines guarded the embassy gate around the clock._
3. Usually the Marines: a country's marine corps, the branch of the military whose soldiers are trained to fight at sea and ashore.
   - Simple: The Marines: the part of a country's armed forces whose soldiers fight from ships and on land.
   - _He served twenty years in the Marines before retiring as a colonel._
   - _Recruiting for the Marines fell short of its goal for the second year running._
6. The ships of a nation taken together, commercial, military, or both. Now used mainly in merchant marine, a nation's trading ships and their crews.
   - Simple: All of a country's ships. Today it is used mostly in "merchant marine," a country's trading ships and crews.
   - _As its overseas trade grew, the country built up a large merchant marine of cargo ships and tankers._
   - _He served in the merchant marine for ten years before settling ashore._
7. A painting whose subject is the sea, ships, or some other scene connected with it.
   - Simple: A painting that shows the sea, ships, or life at sea.
   - _The collector specialized in marines depicting stormy seas._
   - _A small marine of a harbor at dawn hung in the study._

## Adjective

8. Lying beside the sea or having to do with the seaside; coastal. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Found at or near the seaside.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To adapt equipment, especially an engine built for use on land, so that it can work in a marine environment.
- (verb) To provide a boat with the sailors and other crew needed for an ocean voyage.
- (verb) To flood something temporarily with water or other sea-related substances.

## Origin

Recorded since around 1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed via Middle French and Old French from Latin marinus ("of the sea"), from mare ("sea"). Latin mare is cognate with Old English mere ("sea, lake, pool") and German Meer; all trace back to Proto-Indo-European *móri ("body of water"). The modern pronunciation is presumably influenced by modern French marine.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/marine (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).