Meaning of MARITIME
| Pronunciation: | | 'maree`tIm
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- [adj] bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea; "a maritime province"; "maritime farmers"; "maritime cultures"
- [adj] relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine insurance"
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| | Synonyms: | | coastal, marine, nautical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"i*time\, a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf.
F. maritime. See {Mere} a pool.]
1. 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 maritime
town.'' --Addison.
2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to
navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce
by sea. ``Maritime service.'' --Sir H. Wotton.
{Maritime law}. See {Law}.
{Maritime loan}, a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia
bonds.
{Martime nations}, nations having seaports, and using the sea
more or less for war or commerce.
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| | Related Terms: | | bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, hydrographic, marine, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic, pelagic, salty, seafaring, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne |
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