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marine

Syllabification: (ma·rine)

Pronunciation: /məˈrēn/

Definition of marine

a member of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea, in particular a member of the US Marine Corps.

Phrases

tell that (or it) to the marines: a scornful expression of disbelief.
[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 employed to serve 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'

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