Marine - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈriːn|  American pronunciation of the word marine
Brit.  |məˈriːn|  British pronunciation of the word marine

noun

- a member of the United States Marine Corps (syn: leatherneck)
- a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land

adjective

- native to or inhabiting the sea
marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales

Extra examples

...he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach...

He is a former U.S. Marine.

Royal Marines

...fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign...

Chalk is formed of the broken remains of minute forms of marine animal life.

Marine insurance is governed by a strict series of rules and regulations.

He dishonored the uniform and did not deserve to be a marine.

He's a world expert on marine mammals.

Marine sponges have a long fossil record (=their development has been recorded over a long period).

Oil spills pose a serious threat to marine life.

Word forms

noun
singular: marine
plural: marines
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