marine
IPA: mɝˈin
noun
- (military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
- (capitalised in the plural): A marine corps.
- A painting representing some marine subject.
- (archaic) Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).
- A member of a marine corps.
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.
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.
- (zoology) Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
- (obsolete) Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.
- Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
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