Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Marine \Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
   marin. See {Mere} a pool.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean,
      or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine
      productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.

   2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of
      the sea; as, marine deposits.

   {Marine acid} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]

   {Marine barometer}. See under {Barometer}.

   {Marine corps}, a corps formed of the officers,
      noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of
      marines.

Marine \Ma*rine"\, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval
   economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See {Marine}, a.]
   1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a
      body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.

Source : WordNet®

Marine
     n : a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: {devil dog},
          {leatherneck}, {shipboard soldier}]