relating to the seas and oceans Marine biology: the scientific study of ocean life Microhabitat: A smaller part of a habitat that has some internal interactions allowing it to function self-sufficiently within a generally larger habitat, such as a patch reef in a lagoon Millennia: A thousand years
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
Related Topics: [wetlands] Marine wetlands are nourished only by ocean water and the minerals and nutrients contained therein Typical examples of marine wetlands include reefs, ocean beaches, and marine aquatic beds
Marine is used to describe things relating to ships and their movement at sea. a solicitor specialising in marine (Hukuk) marine insurance claims. = maritime. a soldier who serves on a ship, especially a member of the Royal Marines or the US Marine Corps. Member of a military force trained for service at sea and in land operations related to naval campaigns. They existed as far back as the 5th century BC, when the Greek fleets were manned by epibatai, or heavily armed sea soldiers. In the Middle Ages ordinary soldiers were often assigned to shipboard duty; not until the naval wars of the 17th century was the distinct role of marines rediscovered almost simultaneously by the British and the Dutch, who raised the first two modern marine corps, the Royal Marine (1664) and the Koninklijke Nederlandse Corps Mariniers (1665). See also U.S. Marine Corps. marine biology marine geology marine geophysics marine sediment merchant marine United States Marine Corps