From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Oceanography, Navymarinema‧rine /məˈriːn/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun]1HEOrelating to the sea and the creatures that live there
the enormous variety of marine life
the effects of oil pollution on marine mammals
marine biology2PMNrelating to ships or the navySYN maritimeExamples from the Corpusmarine• All of them were marine and all of them are extinct.• Probably the seabirds found extra food among the small fish and marine animals which clusterednear the larger items of rubbish.• Let's continue this look at the marineaquariumscene by looking at the latest thinking regarding the nutritionalrequirements of marine fish.• Coastsshaped by marineerosion. 2.• Pearls Of the two mainsources of pearls those from marinemolluscs have always been preferred to those from freshwater.• A marineregiment was equipped with plasma cannon, and the marine battlearmour was proof against most weapons.• In shallowmarinesediments from anywhere on the presentEarth one might expect to find the skeletalremains and teeth of sharks.marine mammals• Again the design of the sea-lion enclosure has been of great help in the management of these attractivemarine mammals.• It had previously been thought that pollutionposed the greatest threat to inshore marine mammals.• The state of California includes among its naturalendowments an unusualvariety of valuablemarine mammals.• Their noise would have undoubtedly caused enormousdamage to the sensitive hearing of marine mammals.• The Anisakidae are ascaridoids whose adults are parasitic in a widerage of animals, including marine mammals and birds.• It covers fisheries, marine mammals and other resources within EEZs, providing for stocks that are shared by neighbouring states.• An estimated 145,000 of the marine mammals live off the California coast.• Some scientists believe that these marine mammals may be more intelligent than humanbeings.Related topics: NavyMarineMarine noun [countable]PMNa soldier who serves on a ship, especially a member of the Royal Marines or the US Marine CorpsExamples from the CorpusMarine• The two injuredMarines were the pilot and co-pilot of the Sea Knight.• Even its uniforms are modelled on those of the Royal Navy. Marines have trained here.• He got a letter from his brother Robert, his full brother, who was still in the Marines.• Last I heard he went into the Marines.• The MarineCommandos were well dug in in a wooded area just off the road and close to the village.• The Marine position was very similar to where I was dug in.• The Marines have vowed to continue holding annual air shows, starting next summer.From Longman Business Dictionarymarinema‧rine /məˈriːn/ adjective [only before a noun]connected with ships or the seamarine cargomarine fuelmarine conservationOriginmarine(1300-1400)Latinmarinus, from mare“sea”
