Maritime
['mærɪtaɪm]
Definition
(adj.) bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea; 'a maritime province'; 'maritime farmers'; 'maritime cultures' .
Checker: Roland--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea.
Editor: Rena
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Marine, naval, nautical, of the sea.[2]. Near the sea.
Checked by Bertrand
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See MARINE]
Typed by Chloe
Definition
adj. pertaining to the sea: relating to navigation or to naval affairs: situated near the sea: living on the shore littoral—opp. to Marine: having a navy and a naval commerce.
Editor: Stacy
Examples
- The result has been the saving of vast amounts of maritime property, estimated at many millions of dollars yearly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They are relics of the grandeur of Genoa's palmy days--the days when she was a great commercial and maritime power several centuries ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- To prove this experiment, he wrote, the Prefect Maritime and Admiral Villaret ordered a small Sloop of about 40 feet long to be anchored in the Road, on the 23rd of Thermidor. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Typist: Rodger