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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•rine /məˈrin/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Ecologyof or relating to the sea:marine vegetation.
- Nauticalof or relating to shipping by sea.
n. [countable* sometimes: Marine] - Militarya member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•rine (mə rēn′),USA pronunciation adj. - Ecologyof or pertaining to the sea;
existing in or produced by the sea:marine vegetation. - Nauticalpertaining to navigation or shipping;
nautical;
naval;
maritime. - Nauticalserving on shipboard, as soldiers.
- of or belonging to the marines.
- adapted for use at sea:a marine barometer.
n. - Militarya member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Nautical, Militaryone of a class of naval troops serving both on shipboard and on land.
- Nauticalseagoing ships collectively, esp. with reference to nationality or class;
shipping in general. - a picture with a marine subject;
seascape. - Militarynaval affairs, or the department of a government, as in France, having to do with such affairs.
- Idiomsdead marine, [Australian Slang.]an empty bottle of beer or spirits.
- Idiomstell it or that to the marines! I don't believe your story;
I refuse to be fooled.
- Latin marīnus of the sea, derivative of mare sea; see -ine1
- Middle French marin (feminine marine)
- Middle English maryne 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marine /məˈriːn/ adj (usually prenominal)- of, found in, or relating to the sea
- of or relating to shipping, navigation, etc
- of or relating to a body of seagoing troops: marine corps
- of or relating to a government department concerned with maritime affairs
- used or adapted for use at sea
n - shipping and navigation in general
- (capital when part of a name) a member of a marine corps or similar body
- a picture of a ship, seascape, etc
- tell it to the marines ⇒ informal an expression of disbelief
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French marin, from Latin marīnus, from mare sea |