Marine \Ma*rine"\, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval
economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See Marine, a.]
1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a
body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
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2. Specifically: A member of the United States Marine Corps,
or a similar foreign military force.
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3. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of
navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a
country; as, the mercantile marine.
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4. A picture representing some marine subject.
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Tell that to the marines, an expression of disbelief, the
marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Marine \Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
marin. See Mere a pool.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean,
or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine
productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
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2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of
the sea; as, marine deposits.
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Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]
Marine barometer. See under Barometer.
Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers,
noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of
marines.
Marine engine (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a
vessel.
Marine glue. See under Glue.
Marine insurance, insurance against the perils of the sea,
including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.
Marine interest, interest at any rate agreed on for money
lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.
Marine law. See under Law.
Marine league, three geographical miles.
Marine metal, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made
for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath.
Marine soap, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being
quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.
Marine store, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are
bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marine
adj 1: of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"
2: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or
seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine
insurance" [syn: nautical, maritime]
3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land
and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine
barracks"
4: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals
such as seaweed and whales"
n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: devil dog,
leatherneck, shipboard soldier]
WordNet (r) 2.0
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "marine":
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, benthic, bluejacket, boot, cadet,
coast guard, deep-sea, division, escadrille, fleet, flotilla,
fluvial, fluviatile, frogman, gob, horse marine, hydrographic,
jolly, lacustrine, maritime, merchant fleet, merchant marine,
merchant navy, midshipman, midshipmite, mosquito fleet, nautical,
naval, naval cadet, naval forces, naval militia, naval reserve,
navigational, navy, navy man, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic,
pelagic, salty, sea, seafaring, seagoing, seamanlike, seamanly,
squadron, swabbie, task force, task group, terriginous, thalassic,
water-borne
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
MARINE. Whatever concerns the navigation of the sea, and forms the naval
power of a nation is called its marine.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
Marine, IL (village, FIPS 46864)
Location: 38.78583 N, 89.77896 W
Population (1990): 972 (384 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62061
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Marine, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 910
Housing Units (2000): 380
Land area (2000): 0.760666 sq. miles (1.970117 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.018855 sq. miles (0.048834 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.779521 sq. miles (2.018951 sq. km)
FIPS code: 46864
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 38.787365 N, 89.778135 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 62061
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Marine, IL
Marine
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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