marine
mar·ine [marine marines] adjective, noun BrE [məˈriːn] NAmE [məˈriːn]
adjective only before noun
1. connected with the sea and the creatures and plants that live there
•marine life
•a marine biologist (= a scientist who studies life in the sea)
2. connected with ships or trade at sea
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.
noun
a soldier who is trained to serve on land or at sea, especially one in the US Marine Corps or the British Royal Marines
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’.
Example Bank:
•He's in the marines.
•My brother has joined the marines.
•in the mercantile marine
•to send in the marines
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