MARINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Marine mean?
• MARINE (noun)
The noun MARINE has 2 senses:
1. a member of the United States Marine Corps
2. a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
Familiarity information: MARINE used as a noun is rare.
• MARINE (adjective)
The adjective MARINE has 4 senses:
1. of or relating to the sea
2. relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
3. of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
4. native to or inhabiting the sea
Familiarity information: MARINE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MARINE (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the United States Marine Corps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
devil dog; leatherneck; Marine; shipboard soldier
Hypernyms ("Marine" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("Marine" is a member of...):
Marine Corps; Marines; United States Marine Corps; United States Marines; US Marine Corps; USMC (an amphibious division of the United States Navy)
Meaning:
A soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("marine" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
• MARINE (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the sea
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
marine explorations
Pertainym:
sea (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)
Meaning:
Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
maritime; nautical; marine
Context examples:
nautical charts / maritime law / marine insurance
Pertainym:
navigation (ship traffic)
Meaning:
Of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
marine barracks
Domain region:
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Pertainym:
Marine Corps (an amphibious division of the United States Navy)
Meaning:
Native to or inhabiting the sea
Context example:
marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales
Similar:
aquatic (operating or living or growing in water)
