: 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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From Naples to Palm Beach, South Florida has no shortage of trophy homes, but one legacy compound in Miami’s posh Coconut Grove neighborhood, now available for $115 million, includes a private marina on Biscayne Bay.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Johnson didn't show up for a fishing trip Johnson took his boat out from the marina in Chesapeake Beach on Thursday, November 13, and never returned.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
The city’s high-end developments — Ayla, Saraya and Tala Bay — provide contemporary architecture, sprawling marinas and resorts ideal for lifestyle, tourism or luxury brand projects.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
Johnson didn't show up for a fishing trip Johnson took his boat out from the marina in Chesapeake Beach on Thursday, November 13, and never returned.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
Another image has small sailboats pulled onto a shore near one of the docks Martin plans to build for a new marina there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
The city’s high-end developments — Ayla, Saraya and Tala Bay — provide contemporary architecture, sprawling marinas and resorts ideal for lifestyle, tourism or luxury brand projects.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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