marine

marine

ma·rine / məˈrēn/ • adj. of, found in, or produced by the sea: marine plants marine biology. ∎  of or relating to shipping or naval matters: marine insurance. ∎  (of artists or painting) depicting scenes at sea: marine painters. • n. a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea, in particular a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. PHRASES: tell that (or it) to the marines a scornful expression of disbelief.

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marine

marine adj.
1. of or relating to shipping or naval matters: marine insurance.
n. a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea, in particular a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
tell that or it to the marines a scornful expression of disbelief.
from the saying that will do for the marines but the sailors won't believe it, referring to the horse marines, an imaginary corps of cavalrymen employed to serve as marines (thus out of their element).

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"marine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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marine pert. to the sea. XV. — (O)F. marin, fem. marine :- L. marīnus, f. mare sea, rel. to Goth. marei, Ir. muir, W. môr, OSl. more; see -INE1.
So mariner XIII. — AN. mariner, (O)F. marinier :- medL. marīnārius.

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T. F. HOAD. "marine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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