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marine
adjective [before noun] /məˈriːn/Definition
› related to the sea or sea transport: The oil slick seriously threatens marine life around the islands. Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that is flowing into coastal waters. One plane, a marine F18, was lost in the raid. The Central harbour area will be closed to all marine traffic from 3.45 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. → See also maritimeSeas and oceans
(Definition of marine adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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