: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
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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.
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By Monday, operations were back to normal at the marina, according to the Post and Courier.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
One signature feature of these yachts is a retractable marina platform (available at select ports) that allows for effortless access to the water.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
The property includes 219 slips on Lake Montauk at the largest marina in the Hamptons, which can accommodate vessels as large as 300 feet.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
It is patrolled by three sailors, who walk back and forth between the rusty and ramshackle docks on the gulf of San Nicolo (the port where Affinity will build the main marina for the yachts, according to Abehsera).
—Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
One signature feature of these yachts is a retractable marina platform (available at select ports) that allows for effortless access to the water.
—AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
The property includes 219 slips on Lake Montauk at the largest marina in the Hamptons, which can accommodate vessels as large as 300 feet.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
It is patrolled by three sailors, who walk back and forth between the rusty and ramshackle docks on the gulf of San Nicolo (the port where Affinity will build the main marina for the yachts, according to Abehsera).
—Marzio Mian, The Dial, 12 June 2025
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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marina
noun
ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə 
: a dock or basin providing a place to anchor motorboats and yachts
Geographical Definition
Marina
geographical name
Ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə
city on Monterey Bay in western California population 19,718
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