English Dictionary: Marine Corps | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Marine Corps | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. |