marine
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the sea; originating or found in the sea; produced by the sea; inhabiting or growing in the sea
noun
- related to the sea
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈɹiːn/ / /ˈmæɹɪn/ / /məˈɹaɪn/
adj
- Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
noun
- A member of a marine corps.
verb
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.
- To adapt for use in a marine environment.
“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.”
- To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
“"And Baptiste? It is there he is. The trunks of Monsieru to the number 12, and let it not loiter. And hey!" she cried with much haughtiness to an interloper who had opened the cab-door and was now officious in the transfer of the luggage, “ And hey, species of calf's head marined in mud, go, I pray you, a little that way and see if I there am."”
“As will be seen from this very sparing representation of indeterminable brachiopods etc. , this fauna can hardly be regarded as indicating marine submergence, for the shells of these organisms could just as readily have been swept in with the graptolites during the periods of marining.”
- To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
“And now, having marined this Royal Harry with as large a complement of men as I could muster, shall launch her.”
“Just as we had got the ship's head towards the stranger , with every stitch of canvas crowded upon her , and the eight-oared cutter, manned, armed, and marined, towing astern, they had got the captured West Indiaman before the wind, with everything set.”