marine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: marine	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for marine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
marine adj of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations" relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance" Synonym(s): nautical, maritime, marine of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks" relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea 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: Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier] a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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