Antonyms for more marine
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : muh-reen |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈrin |
Definition of more marine
Origin :- 14c., "seacoast;" see marine (adj.). Meaning "collective shipping of a country" is from 1660s. Meaning "soldier who serves on a ship" is from 1670s, a separate borrowing from French marine, from the French adjective. Phrase tell that to the marines (1806) originally was the first half of a retort expressing skepticism:
- "Upon my soul, sir," answered the lieutenant, "when I thought she scorned my passion, I wept like a child.""Belay there!" cried the captain; "you may tell that to the marines, but I'll be d----d if the sailors will believe it." ["John Moore," "The Post-Captain; or, the Wooden Walls Well Manned," 1805]
- The book, a rollicking sea romance/adventure novel, was popular in its day and the remark is a recurring punch line in it (repeated at least four times). It was written by naval veteran John Davis (1774-1854) but published under the name John Moore. Walsh records that, "The marines are among the 'jolly' jack-tars a proverbially gullible lot, capable of swallowing any yarn, in size varying from a yawl-boat to a full-rigged frigate."
- adj concerning the sea
- adj sea
- I had wirelessed asking for a dinghy to be sent down, which would enable Hamilton to do more marine work; and it now came to hand.
- Extract from : « The Home of the Blizzard » by Douglas Mawson
- There is a great error in supposing that there are more marine disasters among American than among British ships.
- Extract from : « Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post » by Thomas Rainey
- The latter, too, is more marine in the localities it frequents, scarcely ever entering fresh or indeed inland waters.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 » by Various
Synonyms for more marine
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