Definition: marine

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

marine
     adj 1: of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"
     2: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or
        seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine
        insurance" [syn: nautical, maritime]
     3: of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land
        at at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine
        barracks"
     4: native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals
        such as seaweed and whales"; "saltwater fish" [syn: saltwater]
     n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine, devil
         dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Marine \Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
   marin. See Mere a pool.]
   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. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of
      the sea; as, marine deposits.

   Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]

   Marine barometer. See under Barometer.

   Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers,
      noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of
      marines.
Marine \Ma*rine"\, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval
   economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See Marine, a.]
   1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a
      body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Marine, IL (village, FIPS 46864)
  Location: 38.78583 N, 89.77896 W
  Population (1990): 972 (384 housing units)
  Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 62061