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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
Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
Their proximity is a cause for celebration but also a cause for concern, because the Bay Area has one of the busiest ports on the West Coast, with 85 private and recreational marinas, high-speed ferries and lots and lots of vessel traffic.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The incident began June 20, when Miami Beach Police were called to a marina where Scott was reportedly arguing with a yacht worker.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
Those waters are navigated by hundreds every day in a city where 4,000 pleasure boats are docked at marinas.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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