marine

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}, {marine}]
    3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land
       and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine
       barracks"
    4: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the
       sea
    5: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals
       such as seaweed and whales"
    n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {Marine},
         {devil dog}, {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]
    2: a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
    

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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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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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
    

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
    

MARINE. Whatever concerns the navigation of the sea, and forms the naval 
power of a nation is called its marine. 
    

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