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marine

279 4.6

Relating to soldiers trained to fight on land and at sea

adjective
/məˈrin/

: de la Infantería de Marina

We spent a lot of time down at the Marine Corps base in Quantico where there was a trail called the Guadalcanal Trail.
the Marine Corps
marine training
marine officer

And whenever he was caught, he would say, you know, I'm not worried because right now we're surrounded by the third battalion of the Marine Division of Sentence.

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Examples

Zach left the Marine Corps and suffered serious PTSD.
A marine officer trained both on land and at sea is essential for modern warfare.
You know, had this whole joke about coming to this country and going to a veteran event with some Marine friends of mine.
In honor of Veterans Day, we thought we would create a list of 10 famous business people who served in the United States Marine Corps.

Blog text (19)
And I flew these for the US Marine Corps in Vietnam.
But you got to, as we just say in the Marine Corps, suck it up, buttercup.
I grew up in Tampa, FL, originally left for the Marine Corps right out of high school.
You men have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the marine corps... me.

The Great Santini (1979)
Together, the bands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard will give away close to seventy thousand copies of the singalong CD on its premiere day.

Academic text (1990)
The marine units have been deployed to provide support in beach operations.

Synonyms

military

vsmarine

∞ 2.5

Relating to soldiers or the armed forces

is specific to a branch trained for both land and sea operations

Compounds

Marine Corps

127 3.6

A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land

United States Marine Corps

13 3.1

A part of the US military that fights on land and from ships

merchant marine

10 5.1

People who work on a country's commercial ships rather than in the navy

marine animal

5 2.2

An animal that lives in the sea, like a fish or whale

US Marine Corps

4 3.9

A branch of the United States military that fights from ships and goes ashore

marine creature

2 2.6

An animal that lives in the sea, like a fish or octopus

marine iguana

1 7.1

A large dark lizard that lives on Galapagos shores and eats seaweed

marine engineer

Specialized

1 4.2

A person who operates and fixes a ship's engines and other machines on board

marine turtle

1 2.6

A large sea animal with a hard shell and flippers that lives in warm oceans

marine law

Specialized

1 5.3

Rules that control activities at sea, including shipping and fishing

marine archeology

Specialized

1 6.2

The study of human history under water, for example sunken ships

marine specimen

1 5.9

A living thing from the sea kept for study or museum display

marine mussel

1 3.6

A sea animal with two shells that clings to rocks or other hard surfaces

merchant marine

1 4.5

A country's commercial ships used to carry goods or passengers, not military ships

marine mine

Specialized

1 7.7

An underwater bomb placed to damage or sink ships

marine benthos

Specialized

1 7.9

Plants and animals that live on or near the bottom of the sea

Marine Corps Intelligence Activity

Formal

1 7.0

A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide

marine glue

1 7.4

A waterproof material that sticks things together on boats or in water

Surface Forms

marine positive

Etymology

Marine originally meant 'of the sea' from Latin mare 'sea', and it later named soldiers who worked with ships. So marine forces are units trained to fight both from ships and on land.