Definition of MARINE

marine

Meanings

Plural: marines

Noun

  • a member of the United States Marine Corps
  • a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
  • A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
  • A marine corps.
  • A painting representing some marine subject.
  • Any fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).

Adjective

  • of or relating to the sea
    • "marine explorations"
  • relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
    • "marine insurance"
  • of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
    • "marine barracks"
  • relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea

Adjective Satellite

  • native to or inhabiting the sea
    • "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"

Adj

  • 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.
  • Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
  • Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.

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.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

devil dog, jarhead, leatherneck, maritime, nautical, navy, shipboard soldier

Scrabble Score: 8

marine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
marine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
marine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

marine is a valid Words With Friends word