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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryma·rine I \mə-ˈrēn\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin marinus, from maresea; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German merisea, Old Church Slavic morje DATE 15th century1. a. of or relating to the sea marine life marine biology b. of or relating to the navigation of the sea : nautical a marine chart c. of or relating to the commerce of the sea : maritime marine law d. depicting the sea, seashore, or ships a marine painter2. of or relating to marines marine barracks II noun DATE 16691. a. the mercantile and naval shipping of a country b. seagoing ships especially in relation to nationality or class2. one of a class of soldiers serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force; specifically : a member of the United States Marine Corps3. an executive department (as in France) having charge of naval affairs4. a marine picture : seascapeEnglish Etymologymarine marine (adj.) early 15c., from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. marin (fem. marine), from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. marin, from L. marinus (fem. marina) "of the sea," from mare (gen.maris) "sea," from PIE *mori-/*mari- "body of water, lake." Cognate with O.E. mere "sea, lake, pool, pond," from P.Gmc.*mari. Noun meaning "soldier who serves on a ship" is from 1670s, from Fr. marine, from the O.Frhttp://O.Fr. adjective.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7marinemar·ine / mE5ri:n / adjective[only before noun] 1. connected with the sea and the creatures and plants that live there 海的；海产的；海生的: marine life 海洋生物 a marine biologist (= a scientist who studies life in the sea) 海洋生物学家 2. connected with ships or trade at sea 海船的；货船的；海上贸易的noun a soldier who is trained to serve on land or at sea, especially six in the US Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines (尤指美国或英国皇家)海军陆战队士兵Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: adjective 1 of or relating to the sea FF1C;marine biologyFF1E; Synonyms: maritime, oceanic, thalassic Related Words: hydrographic, oceanographic; abyssal, bathyal, bathybic, bathysmal, benthic, dipsey, neritic, pelagic; aquatic, fluvial, fluviatile, lacustrine 2 of or relating to the navigation of the sea FF1C;marine charts and mapsFF1E; Synonyms: maritime, nautical, navigational Related Words: naval; seamanlike, seamanly; deep-sea, oceangoing, seafaring, seagoingWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: marine architect , or marine barometer , or marine belt , or marine blue , or marine chronometer , or marine contract , or marine corps , or marine engine , or marine engineer , or marine engineering , or marine glue , or marine green , or marine hospital , or marine iguana , or marine insurance , or marine interest , or marine ivy , or marine league , or marine leg , or marine oil , or marine perils , or marine railway , or marine risks , or marine soap , or marine store , or marine superintendent , or marine terrace , or marine toad , or marine trumpet , or marine varnish , or mercantile marine , or merchant marine , or ocean marine insurance , or trumpet marine , or marine engine oil , or marine tractor , or aigue-marine , or dead marine , or inland marine insurancema·rineI. \məˈrēn\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English maryn, from Middle French marine, from Old French, from feminine of marin, adjective, marine, from Latin marinus1. obsolete a. : seashore b. : a seaside promenade2. [French, from Old French, seashore] a. : the mercantile and naval shipping of a country < keep our marine in a condition commensurate to its great ends — Edmund Burke > < to whose direction the marine of England was entrusted when the Spanish invaders were approaching — T.B.Macaulay > b. : seagoing ships especially in relation to nationality or class < America had the largest mercantile marine — Richard Cobden >3. [marine (II) ] : one of a class of soldiers serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force (as in a landing operation); specifically : a member of the Marine Corps of the United States or of the Royal Marine forces of Great Britain < tell that to the marines — the sailors won't believe it — Sir Walter Scott > < the United States Marines … are trained, equipped, and used as soldiers — L.G.Winans >4. [French, from Old French, seashore] : an executive department (as in France) having charge of naval affairs < the French Minister of Marine >5. [French, from Old French, seashore] : a marine picture < a famous exhibition of … marines — Atlantic >II. adjectiveEtymology: Middle English maryne, from Latin marinus, from mare sea + -inus -ine; akin to Old English mere sea, pool, Old High German meri sea, Old Norse marr, Gothic marei, Old Irish muir, Old Slavic morje1. a. (1) : of or relating to the sea < marine life > < marine vegetation > < marine wonders > < marine and land crabs > < marine and continental rocks > < sediments … both terrigenous and marine — Journal of Geology > < although many of the Mollusca are still marine, there are even more which live in fresh water or upon the land — W.E.Swinton > (2) of climate : having characteristics (as small temperature ranges and high relative humidity) controlled primarily by oceanic winds and air masses b. : of or relating to the navigation of the sea : nautical < marine navigation > < marine chart > < marine engineering > c. : of or relating to the commerce of the sea : maritime 1 < marine law > < marine risks >2. obsolete a. : bordering on the sea : maritime 2a b. : belonging to the seashore3. : of or relating to marines < marine barracks >

Marine Or Of Relating From B Naval Sea