: 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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This is a land of cranes and diesel big rigs and container boxes as far as the eye can see, along with the aging but still glorious Queen Mary anchored off the marina.
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
The private marina at Marina Shores was sold to a Kansas City firm that saw the city’s Hail Mary play and decided to investigate the city for business opportunities, Bonta said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
There are several marinas along the shores of Shasta Lake offering rentals.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Steelpointe Harbor recently created 420 luxury waterfront apartments, a marina and the upscale Boca Oyster Bar, with a six-story Marriott Residence Inn under construction and as many as 800 more apartments possible in the future.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
The private marina at Marina Shores was sold to a Kansas City firm that saw the city’s Hail Mary play and decided to investigate the city for business opportunities, Bonta said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
There are several marinas along the shores of Shasta Lake offering rentals.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Steelpointe Harbor recently created 420 luxury waterfront apartments, a marina and the upscale Boca Oyster Bar, with a six-story Marriott Residence Inn under construction and as many as 800 more apartments possible in the future.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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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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