marineadjective [ before noun ]
uk/məˈriːn/us/məˈriːn/related to the sea or sea transport:
The oil slick seriously threatens marine life around the islands.
Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that is flowing into coastal waters.
One plane, a marine F18, was lost in the raid.
The Central harbour area will be closed to all marine traffic from 3.45 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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maritime
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Seas & oceans
- Aegean
- briny
- deep
- deep-sea
- depth
- English Channel
- guyot
- la Niña
- med
- mid-ocean ridge
- ocean
- oceanic
- oceanography
- salt water
- territorial sea
- the doldrums
- the high seas
- the Irish Sea
- the Southern Ocean
- undersea
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marinenoun [ C ]
uk/məˈriːn/us/məˈriːn/a soldier who works closely with the navy and is trained especially for military operations on land that begin from the sea
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- scout
- sentry
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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