Marine

  • 41marine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin marinus, from mare sea; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Church Slavic morje Date: 15th century 1. a. of or relating to the sea < marine life > < marine biology > …

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  • 42marine — [[t]məri͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ marines 1) N COUNT A marine is a member of an armed force, for example the US Marine Corps or the Royal Marines, who is specially trained for military duties at sea as well as on land. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Marine is used to describe …

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  • 43Marine — Seestreitkraft; Kriegsmarine * * * Ma|ri|ne [ma ri:nə], die; : Gesamtheit der Schiffe und der für die Seefahrt notwendigen Einrichtungen eines Staates: die Marine hat eine große Schiffsflotte zur Verfügung. Zus.: Bundesmarine, Handelsmarine,&#8230; …

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  • 44Marine — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, found in, or produced by the sea. 2 a of or relating to shipping or naval matters (marine insurance). b for use at sea. n. 1 a country s shipping, fleet, or navy (mercantile marine; merchant marine). 2 a member of a body of&#8230; …

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  • 45marine — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, found in, or produced by the sea. 2 a of or relating to shipping or naval matters (marine insurance). b for use at sea. n. 1 a country s shipping, fleet, or navy (mercantile marine; merchant marine). 2 a member of a body of&#8230; …

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  • 46marine — {{11}}marine (adj.) early 15c., pertaining to the sea, from M.Fr. marin, from O.Fr. marin of the sea, maritime, from L. marinus of the sea, from mare sea, the sea, seawater, from PIE *mori body of water, lake (see MERE (Cf. mere) (n.)).&#8230; …

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  • 47marine — ma•rine [[t]məˈrin[/t]] adj. 1) ecl of or pertaining to the sea: marine vegetation[/ex] 2) adapted for use at sea: a marine barometer[/ex] 3) naut. pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; maritime 4) naut. of or pertaining to marines 5)&#8230; …

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  • 48marine — 1. adjective /məˈrin/ Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology, marine insurance.) 2. noun /məˈrin/ A member of a marine corps, which is commonly designated by the plural. Syn: devil dog, jarhead, le …

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  • 49marine — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino MILITAR Soldado de infantería de las fuerzas navales británicas y norteamericanas. * * * marine (ingl.) m. Soldado de la infantería de marina británica o estadounidense. * * * marine. (Del ingl. marine). m.&#8230; …

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  • 50marine — Synonyms and related words: Naval Construction Battalion, Naval Reservist, RN, Royal Marine, Royal Navy, Seabee, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, abyssal, aquatic, argosy, armada, bathyal, bathybic, bathymetric, bathyorographical, bathysmal,&#8230; …

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