marina
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- noun
- /məˈriːnə/
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puerto deportivo
- Just pullin' up to the marina now, where I reside.
- marina for boats
- marina facilities
- public marina
We were in one of the marinas there in Saint Thomas, I believe it was.
- We were in one of the marinas there in Saint Thomas, I believe it was.
- I just love walking out the, the house, walking on the beach down to the, the, the a Marina.
- So much so that for years after we sold the company and I stopped commuting into, it was in Marina del Rey.
Examples
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We'll head to the marina.
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Look, if you could just go down to the marina, look it over.
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I moved into the marina about a week after you.
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How far is the marina?
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Meet me at the marina.
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We'll eat at the marina.
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No boats ever tied up at the marina; no customers came.
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Yesterday afternoon I closed the lock at the marina jetty.
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We were in one of the marinas there in Saint Thomas, I believe it was.
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We are driving to the marina where we'll catch a boat to the smaller island.
Synonyms
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A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor and load or unload
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A place where ships stay safely during bad weather
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A place in a harbour where ships stop to be loaded, unloaded, or repaired
A place where a boat is tied to the shore or a buoy
Compounds
- Specialized
A mangrove tree that grows on coasts and has many short roots above the ground
A sea plant with long narrow leaves that grows underwater and forms beds where fish and small animals live
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marina comes from a Latin root that means 'sea' and is the same root as marine and mariner, words about the sea. So a Marina is a place by the water where small boats and yachts can dock and get services.