Marine

  • 51Marine — Ma·ri̲·ne die; , n; meist Sg; 1 der Teil der Armee, der im Krieg auf dem Meer kämpft ↔ Heer, Luftwaffe <zur Marine gehen; bei der Marine dienen, sein> || K : Marineoffizier, Marinesoldat, Marineuniform 2 Kollekt; alle militärischen Schiffe… …

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  • 52marine — ma|rine [məˈri:n] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: marinus, from mare sea ] 1.) relating to the sea and the creatures that live there ▪ the enormous variety of marine life ▪ the effects of oil pollution on marine mammals… …

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  • 53marine — /məˈrin / (say muh reen) adjective 1. of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea. 2. relating to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime. 3. serving on shipboard, as soldiers. 4. of or belonging to the marines. 5.… …

  • 54marine —    In The Front Runner, by Patricia Nell Warren, “you big, stupid Marine’ is addressed by a young homosexual man to an older homosexual man who has just struck him. The man addressed is a former marine; the speaker seems to consider that the… …

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  • 55marine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Marine is used after these nouns: ↑merchant {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Marine is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑archaeology, ↑barracks, ↑biologist, ↑biology, ↑bird, ↑corps, ↑ …

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  • 56Marine — [See]flotte; (bildungsspr.): Armada; (Militär): Flottenverband, Flottille, Schiffsverband. * * * Marine,die:1.⇨Handelsflotte–2.⇨Seestreitkräfte Marine→Flotte …

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  • 57marine — n. a mercantile (BE), merchant (AE) marine * * * [mə riːn] merchant (AE) marine a mercantile (BE) …

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  • 58marine — [mə ri:n] adjective 1》 relating to or produced by the sea. 2》 relating to shipping or naval matters. noun a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the UK) a member of the Royal Marines or (in the US) a… …

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  • 59Marine — noun (C) 1 a soldier who serves on a ship, especially a member of the Royal Marines or the Marine Corps see also: merchant navy 2 the Marines a) the Marine Corps b) the Royal Marines 3 tell that to the Marines! spoken used to say that you do not… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 60marine — adjective 1) marine plants Syn: seawater, sea, saltwater, oceanic; aquatic; technical pelagic 2) a marine vessel Syn: maritime, nautical, naval; seafaring, seagoing, oceangoing …

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