marine

Meanings

Adjective

• Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
• Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
• Used or adapted for use at sea.
• Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.

Noun

• A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship
• A marine corps.
• A painting representing some marine subject.

Verb

• To adapt for use in a marine environment.
• To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
• To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.

Related

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Origin

• Recorded since c.1420, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus ("of the sea"), itself from mare, 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).