Found 7 hits - Term: marine, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marine \marine"\, 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.
1913 webster
2. specifically: a member of the united states marine corps,
or a similar foreign military force.
pjc
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.
1913 webster
4. a picture representing some marine subject.
1913 webster
tell that to the marines, an expression of disbelief, the
marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. colloq.
1913 webster
see also:
marine tell that to the marines
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marine \marine"\, 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.
1913 webster
2. geol. formed by the action of the currents or waves of
the sea; as, marine deposits.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
mere marine acid marine barometer barometer marine corps marine engine
marine glue glue marine insurance marine interest marine law
law marine league marine metal marine soap marine store
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
nautical maritime devil dog leatherneck shipboard soldier
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
- [5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
marine. whatever concerns the navigation of the sea, and forms the naval
power of a nation is called its marine.
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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 codes: 62061
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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
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Marine Acid, definition of term: Marine Acid
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Merchant Marine, definition of term: Merchant Marine
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