marine : Idioms & Phrases

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Aqua marine or Aqua marina

  • Same as Aquamarine.
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fluvio-marine

Flu`vi*o-ma*rine" adjective
Etymology
L. fluvius river + E. marine.
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea, as deposits at the mouths of rivers.
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Horse marine

  • (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a mythical body of marine cavalry. Slang
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Marine acid

  • (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. Obs.
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marine animal

  • noun any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
    marine animal; sea animal; sea creature.
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marine archaeology

  • noun the archeology of underwater sites
    underwater archeology; underwater archaeology; marine archaeology.
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marine archeology

  • noun the archeology of underwater sites
    underwater archeology; underwater archaeology; marine archaeology.
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Marine barometer

  • . See under Barometer.
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Marine corps

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; United States Marines; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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  • a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines. officially part of the navy, but now considered one of the four branches of the armed forces in the US
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marine corps intelligence activity

  • noun an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization
    MCIA.
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marine creature

  • noun any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
    marine animal; sea animal; sea creature.
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Marine engine

  • (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel.
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marine engineer

  • noun a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines
    naval engineer.
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Marine glue

  • noun glue that is not water soluble
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  • . See under Glue.
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marine iguana

  • noun shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
    Amblyrhynchus cristatus.
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Marine insurance

  • insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.
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Marine interest

  • interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.
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Marine law

  • noun the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
    maritime law; admiralty law.
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  • . See under Law.
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Marine league

  • three geographical miles.
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Marine metal

  • an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. Mc Elrath.
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marine mine

  • noun an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
    floating mine.
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marine museum

  • noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
    fish tank; aquarium.
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marine mussel

  • noun marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
    mytilid.
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Marine soap

  • cocoanut oil soap; so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.
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Marine store

  • a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. Eng.
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marine turtle

  • noun any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
    sea turtle.
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Mercantile marine

  • the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively.
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merchant marine

  • noun the crew of a merchant vessel
  • noun conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
    merchant vessels; cargo ships; shipping.
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Tell that to the marines

  • an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. Colloq.
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Trumpet marine

  • (Mus.), a monochord, having a thick string, sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to produce the harmonic tones; said to be the oldest bowed instrument known, and in form the archetype of all others. It probably owes its name to "its external resemblance to the large speaking trumpet used on board Italian vessels, which is of the same length and tapering shape." Grove.
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united states marine corps

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; United States Marines; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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united states marines

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; United States Marines; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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us marine corps

  • noun an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    Marine Corps; United States Marines; USMC; United States Marine Corps.
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