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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.
Examples of marina in a Sentence
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Its properties include Humphreys Half Moon Inn, where the 1,450-capacity Humphreys concert venue is nestled alongside the hotel’s marina.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
Stafford, who works as a contractor for boats, used chunks of squid as bait and caught more than 20 fish, put them on ice and headed back to the marina.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
Nissan Gampel owns a small grocery store near the city’s normally bustling marina.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
At its core, the project will have a luxury hotel, a tourist resort, a marina, a performing arts center, a medical center, and sustainable housing—all within 35 miles of Freetown.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
The penthouse’s wrap-around terrace overlooked the marina of Albany Bahamas, a private luxury condominium complex partially owned by Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake.
—Tracy Wang, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
The large floating marina is located on the south end of the lake near the Lake Lanier Islands.
—David Aaro, ajc, 3 Sep. 2023
The all-stock deal will merge the portfolios of both companies, creating a behemoth with 27 theme parks, 15 water parks, 9 hotels and resorts as well as safaris, marinas and other properties across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Italian & Spanish, seashore, from feminine of marino, adjective, marine, from Latin marinus
1924, in the meaning defined above
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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