meaning of marine
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
2. Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
3. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
4. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
5. A picture representing some marine subject.
6. a member of the United States Marine Corps
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