Words / B1

m-uh-REEN/məˈriːn/

Marine means connected with the sea: marine wildlife; marine litter. Maritime is a close twin for shipping and law. Naval is for the navy. Coastal councils: marine litter surveys after a storm.

Meaning

Connected with the sea and the plants and animals in it.

Examples

• “Marine litter surveys closed the beach after the storm.”
• “A marine biologist is not the same as a Royal Marine, which is the forces sense.”

Good to know

marine + wildlife / litter / engineer. Close: maritime (shipping). Navy: naval. Environment / coastal news. Not “the marine” for the sea (that is the sea / the ocean).

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