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
As a cannon boomed in a ceremonial salute, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Astor’s yacht docked at the city marina, where FDR greeted reporters and the mayor of Miami, Redmond Gautier, who escorted him to Bayfront in a green Buick convertible.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
At this one, happy hour is frequented by local folks — a few of them salty dogs from the marina nearby.
—Leo Del Aguila, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Acqua Bistecca’s dining room is lined with enormous windows that look onto a sparkling marina.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Astor’s yacht docked at the city marina, where FDR greeted reporters and the mayor of Miami, Redmond Gautier, who escorted him to Bayfront in a green Buick convertible.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
At this one, happy hour is frequented by local folks — a few of them salty dogs from the marina nearby.
—Leo Del Aguila, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Acqua Bistecca’s dining room is lined with enormous windows that look onto a sparkling marina.
—Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marina
Noun
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The location features more than 300,000 storage locations and 60 dock doors.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two loading docks that previously housed trash dumpsters for the older building have been reclaimed as a visualization lab and a robotics lab.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The project is still in its early stages, so most of the action is with the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, which must transform its historic logging port before any work begins out on the ocean.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For policymakers, the way the public responded to the harbor’s transformation was a revelation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Portuguese at first tried to retain the citadel, but when that position proved indefensible, Albuquerque withdrew to the fleet at Goa harbor, though not before destroying military stores and executing a number of high-ranking Muslims in his custody.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marina. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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