marine
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4.6
- adjective
- /məˈrin/
:
marítimo
- She studied marine navigation to prepare for her career at sea.
- marine insurance
Examples
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As the study makes clear, there are many conflicts of interest and issues of cost distribution in marine pollution regulation.
Academic text (1990) -
The editor was very impressed with my series on marine insurance.
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Now many of the cities of the sea will have docking facilities for marine vehicles.
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The company specializes in marine design.
Academic text (2009) -
The economic viability of the shipping industry is very much dependent on the availability and adequacy of marine insurance.
Academic text (2016) -
The EPA is issuing new standards to cut emissions from locomotive and marine diesel engines by approximately 90%.
Academic text (2012) -
Indemnification of damage and losses emanating from insured perils and risks is the very essence of marine insurance.
Academic text (2016) -
The company specializes in marine engineering, designing ships for commercial use.
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The new regulations aim to improve marine shipping safety and reduce environmental impact.
Synonyms
Compounds
- US
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3.6
A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land
- Specialized
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6.2
The study of human history under water, for example sunken ships
- Specialized
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4.2
A person who operates and fixes a ship's engines and other machines on board
A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide
A country's commercial ships used to carry goods or passengers, not military ships
How Ship-Related
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marine comes from the Latin mare 'sea' and is used for things that belong to ships, sailing, and navigation; you can see the same root in mariner and submarine. So marine laws or insurance are about ships and seafaring.