marine
/məˈɹiːn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
adj
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
adj
Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
adj
Of or concerning underwater conditions, either saltwater or freshwater ones, and the equipment used therein.
noun
A marine corps.
Example Sentences
- "Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too."
- "This grease is suitable for marine use."
- "He was a marine in World War II."
- "He fought with the Marines in World War II."
- "The most popular model is the Chrysler 75 marined motor. This motor comes fully marined and fully reconditioned at $ 225 at Oakland."
- "Frank Kennedy Sr. and Jr. watch mechanic make an adjustment on one of the two Minneapolis-Moline industrial diesel engines being marined by Kennedy-Morris Co., Biloxi, Miss."
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.
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Inflected Forms
more marine (comparative)
most marine (superlative)
marines (plural)
marines (present, singular)
marining (participle, present)
marined (participle, past)
marined (past)