MARITIME
Dictionary entry overview: What does maritime mean? • MARITIME (adjective)
The adjective MARITIME has 2 senses:
1. relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
2. bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
Familiarity information: MARITIME used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MARITIME (adjective)
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:
Bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
Context examples:
a maritime province / maritime farmers / maritime cultures
Similar:
coastal (located on or near or bordering on a coast)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"To err is human; to forgive is divine." (English proverb)
"There is no winter for who has remained in his mother's womb" (Breton proverb)
"Life will show you what you did not know." (Arabic proverb)
"If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is." (Egyptian proverb)
Page delivered in 0.2082 seconds
|
