Synonyms for maritime

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mar-i-tahym

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmær ɪˌtaɪm

Définition of maritime

Origin : 1540s, "of or pertaining to the sea," from Middle French maritime (16c.) or directly from Latin maritimus "of the sea, near the sea," from mare (genitive maris) "sea" (see mere (n.)) + Latin ending -timus, originally a superlative suffix (cf. intimus "inmost," ultimus "last"), here denoting "close association with." Maritimes "seacoast regions of a country" is from 1590s; specifically of the southeasternmost provinces of Canada by 1926.

adj nautical

Example sentences :

Enumerated are the various offences of a maritime character, and their punishment.
Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews

What a fine thing a maritime town is for a maker of romances!
Extract from : « Perils and Captivity » by Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard

The articles on maritime rights and impressment were set aside.
Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens

Let us now go on to follow the peculiarities of the maritime law in other directions.
Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

To west and south sweep the Maritime Alps and the Apennines.
Extract from : « New Italian sketches » by John Addington Symonds

Masts and spars of this material are used in almost every maritime country.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

What were called the maritime provinces of Ceylon were ruled by the Dutch until 1796.
Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield

The maritime strike had left a nasty taste in the mouths of the producers.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon

England was a maritime country, and had long possessed a fleet.
Extract from : « Richard I » by Jacob Abbott

Relating to navigation, sailors, or maritime affairs in general.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

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