[məˈriːn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or found in the sea
(e.g: marine plants)


Phrases:
- dead marine
- tell that to the marines

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’

[məˈriːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the UK) a member of the Royal Marines or (in the US) a member of the Marine Corps
(e.g: a contingent of 2,000 marines)


Phrases:
- dead marine
- tell that to the marines

Origin:
Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘seashore’): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare ‘sea’