məˈri:n adj. & n. --adj. 1
of, found
in, or produced by
the sea. 2 a of or relating to
shipping or
naval matters (marine insurance). b
for use at sea. --n. 1 a country's shipping, fleet, or
navy (mercantile marine;
merchant marine). 2 a
member of a
body of troops trained to
serve on
land or sea. 3 a
picture of a
scene at sea. ømarine stores
new or
old ships'
material etc.
sold as
merchandise. marine
trumpet a
large single-stringed
viol with a trumpet-like
tone. tell
that to the marines (or
horse marines) colloq. an
expression of disbelief. [ME f. OF marin marine f. L marinus f. mare sea]