maritime

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However, the general opinion in Irish maritime and sailing circles is that building a new vessel as replacement for the Asgard II might be the better and more likely option.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or adjacent to the sea.
  2. adjective Of or relating to marine shipping or navigation. See Synonyms at nautical.
  3. adjective Of or resembling a mariner.

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  • The elder Pitt warned his fellow-countrymen against letting France become a maritime, a commercial, or a colonial power. —  William of Germany
  • Furs, gold, slaves, and amber all flowed down the Amazon, headed for sale in Sinope, Troy, and Tyre -- maritime cities so far to the south that if you were to show a Cimmerian a ship's oar he could not name it, or guess what it was for. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 01 - July 1996
  • A Google Earth image taken today shows the maritime area polluted by streaming leachate —  Planet Malaysia
  • The forum also focused on the significance of the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab for the international maritime, the Bab al-Mandab is one of seven world oil transit choke-points and one of the busiest martime transit point in the world. —  Yemen Observer
  • Alabama's economy has shifted from an agricultural and textile base to one served by automobile, space and technology, maritime, and new manufacturing interests, said Mr. Nash, who is also vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Alabama System. —  The University of Alabama
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin maritimus, from mare, mari-, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also maritim; from French maritime = Spanish maríltimo = Portuguese Italian maritimo, from Latin maritimus, also maritumus, of or belonging to the sea. from mare, the sea: see marine.
 

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/ˈmærɪtɪm/
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