as in dock
an area of water where privately owned boats (such as yachts) are kept
Most locals kept their boats docked at the marina.
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Recent Examples of marina
Starting about the time hardwood trees sprout buds and baby foliage (or shortly after ice out in the North), crappies gather near the mouths of creeks, shallow bays, manmade canals, and marinas.
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Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
Farkas had a longtime personal and business relationship with Epstein, including co-owning a marina with him in the Caribbean.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The plant, a cross between shallow water eelgrass Zostera marina and deeper water Zostera pacifica, persisted where both parent species struggled.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
The current carried her away, according to Brian, who paddled back to a marina at Marsh Harbor.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
Farkas had a longtime personal and business relationship with Epstein, including co-owning a marina with him in the Caribbean.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The plant, a cross between shallow water eelgrass Zostera marina and deeper water Zostera pacifica, persisted where both parent species struggled.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
The current carried her away, according to Brian, who paddled back to a marina at Marsh Harbor.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marina
Noun
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Along Beach Street in the Bayview Beach subdivision, where homes line a narrow channel off the river, docks and boats have been flooded over.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Hauler has no cab (essentially a self-driving platform) and is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers and runs dock-to-dock—unloading at the destination rather than dropping a trailer and leaving.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Authorities in the Krasnodar region on Russia’s Black Sea coast said that 276 firefighters at the Black Sea port of Tuapse were fighting for a third straight day a huge blaze caused by a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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In port, there's almost always one included tour featuring the most popular highlights of the destination, as well as more specialized or smaller group tours available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the years after the book’s publication, the city’s reputation as a gay harbor flourished.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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And Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry has been sharing video and photos in recent days of the icy conditions, including those at its Mackinaw City harbor.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marina. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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