Definition of marina
: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
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The main region Waterman hopes the festival will benefit spans from Fairton to the Morris River, about a 15 mile stretch of Cumberland County that encompasses bayshore, marinas, wetlands, farms, forests, marshes and nature preserves.
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Sean Stewart, checking on his father's sailboat at a Biloxi marina after daybreak, found another boat had sunk, its sail still fluttering in Nate's diminishing winds.
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Sailboats on Miami's Coconut Grove marina were flipped over.
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BUCKS LAKE Trout fishing remains poor, according to marina officials.
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Outlook: Wildlife, Parks and Tourism reports: Wipers and white bass good late on jigging spoons and crankbaits off windy, rocky points or over roadbeds; crappies fair on jigs off the marina docks; all other species slow.
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Founded in 2015, its network now includes more than 500 marinas from the Caribbean to Canada.
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As for the Tillamook run, Billie Bowles at Garibaldi Marina said the marina's largest fish so far was 41 pounds, but she's seen several just under 40 and has weighed an average weight of about 30 pounds.
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Also, the area near Nidera's harbor front grain elevator, 960 E. Bay St., could be developed for light industrial use, a marina and mixed-use residential and commercial buildings.
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Did You Know?
Marina comes straight from Latin, where it means simply "of the sea". At a modern marina, sailors can acquire whatever they need for their next excursion, or they can tie up their boats until the next weekend comes along. Some even imitate John D. MacDonald's famous detective hero Travis McGee, who lives on his boat in Miami and rarely leaves the marina.
Origin and Etymology of marina
Italian & Spanish, seashore, from feminine of marino, adjective, marine, from Latin marinus
Did You Know?
Marina comes straight from Latin, where it means simply "of the sea". At a modern marina, sailors can acquire whatever they need for their next excursion, or they can tie up their boats until the next weekend comes along. Some even imitate John D. MacDonald's famous detective hero Travis McGee, who lives on his boat in Miami and rarely leaves the marina.
MARINA Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of marina for English Language Learners
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: an area of water where privately owned boats (such as yachts) are kept
MARINA Defined for Kids
Definition of marina for Students
: a dock or basin providing a place to anchor motorboats and yachts
Word Root of marina
The Latin word mare, meaning “sea,” gives us the root mar. Words from Latin mare have something to do with the sea. Something marine, such as an animal or plant, lives in the sea. A marina is a dock in the sea where boats can anchor. A submarine is a ship that operates underwater in the sea.
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