marine

Meaning

Adj

1. Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
2. Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
3. Used or adapted for use at sea.
4. Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
5. (obsolete) Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.

Noun

1. A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
2. A marine corps.
3. A painting representing some marine subject.
4. Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).

Verb

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

Synonyms

maritime

sea

🌊

naval

nautical

of the sea

sailor

oceanic

seaman

aquatic

navy

air force

fleet

ship

🚢

shipping

mariner

thalassic

devil dog

Marine Corps

sea-born

sailorly

as in

naval officers

belonging to the sea

river-born

gerres

aquatic product

maritimal

fishery commodities

boat

⛵

freshwater

navigation

onshore

perch

saltwater

salty

seafaring

seamanlike

seamanly

seascape

shipboard

snail

🐌

tambourine

Hyphenated as

ma‧rine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈɹiːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: marin

Cognate with Old English: mere

Cognate with Dutch: meer

Cognate with German: Meer

Cognate with French: marine

In summary

Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), 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). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.