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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a rare maritime chart from the 17th century
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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the city's extraordinary boom is almost entirely due to the increase in maritime commerce
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Recent Examples of maritime
For all its homage to maritime heritage, the rooms themselves do not skimp on contemporary comforts.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the phenomenon isn’t likely to disappear soon, thanks to a combination of disappearing oil refineries, a lack of interstate pipelines and a loophole in a 106-year-old maritime law.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Ehorn and maritime historian and shipwreck hunter Bruce Bittner were able to narrow down the Lac La Belle's location.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the phenomenon isn’t likely to disappear soon, thanks to a combination of disappearing oil refineries, a lack of interstate pipelines and a loophole in a 106-year-old maritime law.
—Will Kubzansky, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the phenomenon isn’t likely to disappear soon, thanks to a combination of disappearing oil refineries, a lack of interstate pipelines and a loophole in a 106-year-old maritime law.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Ehorn and maritime historian and shipwreck hunter Bruce Bittner were able to narrow down the Lac La Belle's location.
—George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Yet the phenomenon isn’t likely to disappear soon, thanks to a combination of disappearing oil refineries, a lack of interstate pipelines and a loophole in a 106-year-old maritime law.
—Will Kubzansky, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Miami-Dade County may make noisy nautical nightlife a no-no.—
Douglas Hanks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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All that juice means this GranSport can dart to a max speed of 20 knots, with a cruising speed of 18 knots, while also delivering an up to 600-nautical-mile range.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jamieson expects other Antarctic sharks live at the same depth, feeding on the carcasses of whales, giant squids and other marine creatures that die and sink to the bottom.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Maya Dejean, a freshman studying marine biology, said the driver appeared disoriented and unaware of what was happening.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Still, experts say, in naval combat, the larger force usually prevails.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Last September, French naval forces boarded another oil tanker off the French Atlantic coast that President Emmanuel Macron also linked to the shadow fleet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pisces is a water sign, represented by a fish, so it's often associated with shades of blue, but there's a whole world of oceanic shades to play with.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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After months of struggling with the PATH’s wayfinding system which directs visitors to neighborhoods and landmarks, Teófilo decided to create a navigational app of his own, Toronto PATH.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the bill passes, and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new name.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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