Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or

ocean The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the wo ...

. Marine or marines may refer to:

Ocean

* Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art *

Marine biology Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life, organisms in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifie ...

Marine debris Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a sea or ocean. Floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the center of gyres and on coastlines, frequently washin ...

Marine habitats Marine habitats are habitats that support marine life. Marine life depends in some way on the saltwater that is in the sea (the term ''marine'' comes from the Latin ''mare'', meaning sea or ocean). A habitat is an ecological or environmenta ...

Marine life Marine life, sea life, or ocean life is the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of seas or oceans, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. At a fundamental level, marine life affects the nature of the plane ...

Marine pollution Marine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural and residential waste, particles, noise, excess carbon dioxide or invasive organisms enter the ocean and cause harmful effects there. The major ...

Military

Marines Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (ref ...

, a naval-based infantry force **

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through ...

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

of the UK **

Brazilian Marine Corps ) , colors=Red and white , colors_label=Colors , march= , mascot= , battles =Portuguese conquest of French Guiana, Invasion of Cayenne (1809)Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental, Banda Oriental Conquest (1816)War of Independence of Brazil, Wa ...

** Spanish Marine Infantry ** Fusiliers marins (France) ** Indonesian Marine Corps ** Republic of China Marine Corps **

Republic of Korea Marine Corps The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ko, 대한민국 해병대, Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps or ROK Marines, is the Marines, marine corps of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Na ...

Royal Thai Marine Corps The Royal Thai Marine Corps or RTMC ( th, ราชนาวิกโยธินแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย) are the marines of the Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Marine Corps was founded in 1932, when the first bat ...

*"Marine" also means "

navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...

" in several languages: **

Austro-Hungarian Navy The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (german: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short ''k.u.k. Kriegsmarine'', hu, Császári és Királyi Haditengerészet) was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the A ...

() ** Belgian Navy (, , ) **

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack subma ...

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Provincial Marine Provincial Marine was a coastal protection service in charge of the waters in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River and parts of Lake Champlain under British control. While ships of the Provincial Marine were designated HMS, they were ...

(1796–1910), a predecessor to the Royal Canadian Navy **

Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

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Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy ( da, Søværnet) is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and Greenland). ...

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Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

(, ) **

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...

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Gabonese Navy The National Navy of Gabon (french: Marine Nationale du Gabon) is the naval branch of the Armed Forces of Gabon. It operates a few fast attack craft and patrol vessels to maintain security along its -long coastline. Overview Created on 16 De ...

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German Navy The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified '' Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mar ...

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Royal Moroccan Navy ber, ⴰⴷⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵍⴻⵍ , image = , caption = Royal Moroccan Navy Seal , start_date = active since: 11th century current form: 30 Apr ...

() ** Royal Netherlands Navy () **

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels ...

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Places

Marines, Val-d'Oise Marines () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Twinning Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979. The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a resid ...

, France * Marines, Valencia, Spain * Marine, Illinois, United States *

Marine City, Michigan Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. In the late 19th century, it was a ...

, United States * Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, United States * Marine, West Virginia, United States *

Marine Drive (disambiguation) Marine Drive may refer to: Roads Bangladesh * Cox Bazar-Tekhnaf Marine Drive, world's longest marine drive road. Canada *Marine Drive (Nova Scotia), a scenic route in Nova Scotia *Marine Drive (Greater Vancouver), a number of roadways in Metropo ...

, the name of several streets in the world

Sports

* Marine F.C., an English football club from Merseyside * Marines F.C., a Rwandan football club from Gisenyi * Chiba Lotte Marines, a Japanese professional baseball team

Other uses

Marine (given name) Marine can be used as a first name, usually female. Notable people with the name include: * Marine Bolliet (born 1988), French biathlete * Marine Boyer (born 2000), French artistic gymnast * Marine Brenier (born 1986), French politician * Marine B ...

* ''Marine'' (book), 1996 book by Tom Clancy * '' The Marine'', 2006 American film * ''Marines'' (film), 2003 American film * Merchant marine, or merchant navy, the fleet of merchant vessels registered in a country * Marine, a Terran basic tier ground unit in the Starcraft series * Marine the Raccoon, an extra-dimensional character in '' Sonic Rush Adventure'' * "The Marines", episode of ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force''

People with the surname

* David Marine (1888–1976), American pathologist who tested the use of iodide to prevent goiters, which led to the iodization of salt * Jean-Christophe Marine (born 1968), Belgian molecular biologist * Joseph E. Marine (1905–1998), New York state senator * Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné (1766?–1878) *

Jordi Font Mariné Jordi Font Mariné (born 18 October 1955) is an Andorran politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Andorra The Social Democratic Party ( ca, Partit Socialdemòcrata, PS) is a social-democratic list of political parties in An ...

(born 1955), Andorran politician * Oscar Mariné (born 1951), Spanish illustrator, typographer, and artist * Adriana Marines (1991–1997), Mexican-American murder victim

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People with the surname

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