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marine

Pronunciation: /məˈriːn/

Definition of marine

a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the UK) a member of the Royal Marines or (in the US) a member of the Marine Corps: a contingent of 2,000 marines

Phrases

tell that to the marines: a scornful expression of disbelief: most intelligent people will ask him to tell that to the marines
[from the saying that will do for the marines but the sailors won't believe it, referring to the horse marines, an imaginary corps of cavalrymen serving as marines (thus out of their element)]

Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'seashore'): from Old French marin, marine, from Latin marinus, from mare 'sea'

Definition of marine in the US English dictionary

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