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
With blue crab season underway, along with a plenitude of native fish and shrimp coming to shore each morning, restaurants fill their menus with whatever is brought to the marina.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
At the 2710 Ramp Way marina in Upper Land Park, local and state groups will offer a variety of waterway safety education and resources, according to a news release from the City of Sacramento.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
The plant, a cross between shallow water eelgrass Zostera marina and deeper water Zostera pacifica, persisted where both parent species struggled.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Bystander boaters rescued a man, who was on the boat dock when the fire department arrived at the lake’s marina, Nolan said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
At the 2710 Ramp Way marina in Upper Land Park, local and state groups will offer a variety of waterway safety education and resources, according to a news release from the City of Sacramento.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
The plant, a cross between shallow water eelgrass Zostera marina and deeper water Zostera pacifica, persisted where both parent species struggled.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Bystander boaters rescued a man, who was on the boat dock when the fire department arrived at the lake’s marina, Nolan said.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marina
Noun
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Aside from a fishing dock, there are no permanent amenities, and a typical day may include reading, walking along the ocean's edge, enjoying the water, or relaxing.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Located in midtown, the park boasts nearly 200 acres of green space, walking trails, recreational sport facilities and a lake with a fishing dock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The attack began in midmorning and lasted for hours in the capital of Kyiv, the western city of Lviv near Poland, and the port of Odesa on the Black Sea, among other population centers, Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Separating the city’s bustling harbor from the deepest and wildest Great Lake, the beach is surprisingly gentle.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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The crew will enter immediate quarantine, with those who cannot be repatriated spending their time in quarantine in these containers with satellite internet and catering, said the port's harbor master, René de Vries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marina. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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