Marine
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Marine may refer to:
Mariné may refer to :
- Marine (military), a member of the military in an infantry or amphibious force under the authority of a navy, or in several cases, of an independent amphibious force
- Marine (ocean)Marine (ocean)Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
, a general term relating to the sea or ocean or to the science of oceanographyOceanographyOceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean... - Marine engineering (disambiguation)
- a term for a navyNavyA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
, uncommon in English, but common in other languages - Merchant marine, or Merchant NavyMerchant NavyThe Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and describes the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign and are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency...
, a collective term for all of the merchant ships, shipping companies, and merchant mariners, usually of a particular country.
Places
- Marine, IllinoisMarine, IllinoisMarine is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 910 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR driver Mark Voigt.-Geography:Marine is located at ....
, United States - Marine City, MichiganMarine City, MichiganMarine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. The population was 4,652 at the 2000 census...
, United States - Marine on St. Croix, MinnesotaMarine on St. Croix, MinnesotaMarine on St. Croix is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 689 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. Minnesota State Highway 95 serves as a main...
, United States
Entertainment
- Marine (book)Marine (book)Marine: A Guided Tour of a Marine Expeditionary Unit is a 1996 book written by Tom Clancy about the inner workings of a Marine Expeditionary Unit....
, a book about the United States Marine Corps written by Tom Clancy in 1996 - The MarineThe MarineThe Marine is a 2006 American action film starring wrestler John Cena. The film was directed by John Bonito, written by Michelle Gallagher and Alan B...
, a film - Marine F.C.Marine F.C.Marine Football Club is an English football club in Crosby, Merseyside. The club, which was founded in 1894, is a member of both the Liverpool County and Lancashire County Football Associations, and currently plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.Marine is notable for having the...
, an English football team from Merseyside - Space MarineSpace marineThe space marine, an archetype of science fiction, is a soldier that operates in outer space or on alien worlds. Historical marines fulfill amphibious roles: ship defence, landing parties, and general high-mobility deployments...
, in science fiction, a soldier who serves aboard a spacecraft and/or who is trained to fight in space or in planetary attacks - Marine the Raccoon, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games
People named Marine
- Marine (given name)Marine (given name)Marine can be used as a first name, usually female:* Marine Cano , an American soccer goalkeeper* Marine Debauve , a French artistic gymnast* Marine Delterme , a French actress and sculptor...
- David MarineDavid MarineDavid Marine was an American pathologist. He is remembered for his trial, with O. P. Kimball as his assistant, of the effect of giving iodide to a large group of schoolgirls in Ohio from 1917 to 1922, which greatly reduced their development of goiter, and resulted in the iodization of table...
(1888-1976), an American pathologist who tested the use of iodide to prevent goiters in schoolgirls, which led to the iodization of salt - Jean-Christophe MarineJean-Christophe MarineJean-Christophe Marine is a Belgian molecular biologist and researcher at CME Ku-Leuven . He is head of the VIB Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Biology...
(born in 1968), a Belgian molecular biologist
Mariné may refer to :
- Mariné RussoMariné RussoMariné Russo is a field hockey player from Argentina, who twice won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008. She is affiliated with Quilmes Atletico Clube in Buenos Aires.- References :* Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*...
(1980-), Olympic medal-winning hockey player from Argentina - Eulalia Pérez de Guillén MarinéEulalia Perez de Guillén MarinéEulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné was a Californio who was mayordoma of Missión San Gabriel Arcángel and grantee of Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual in the San Rafael Hills, in present day Los Angeles County, California...
(1766? – 1878), a prominent Californian - Jordi Font MarinéJordi Font MarinéJordi Font Mariné is an Andorran politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Andorra.-External links:*...
(1955-), an Andorran politician - Oscar MarinéOscar MarinéOscar Mariné Brandi Designer, illustrator, expert typographer and professional artist, Oscar Mariné is one of the major communicators in post-Franco Spain...
(1951-), a Spanish illustrator, typographer, and artist
Other uses
- West Marine Ltd., a part of the Peel Engineering CompanyPeel Engineering CompanyThe Peel Engineering Company is a manufacturing company based on the Isle of Man that primarily made fibreglass boats as well as fairings for motorcycles. They were also responsible for the Peel Manxcar, Peel P50, and Peel Trident microcars, in addition to the Peel Viking Sport and prototype GRP...
, makers of fiberglass boats - a Terran ground unit in StarcraftStarCraftStarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
and Starcraft 2.
See also
- Marina (disambiguation)Marina (disambiguation)A marina is a place for docking pleasure boats. It is also a Serbian and a Croatian female name.Marina may also mean:-Places:* Marina Alta, a comarca in the province of Alicante, Spain...
- Mariner (disambiguation)Mariner (disambiguation)Mariner is a term for a sailor.Mariner may also refer to:* PBM Mariner, a flying boat* Mariner Aircraft Mariner, a flying boat* Mariner program, a NASA space program* A brand of outboard motors marketed by Mercury Marine...
- MarinesMarinesMarines may refer to :* The plural of Marine , a member of a naval infantry force* Chiba Lotte Marines, a Japanese professional baseball team* "The Marines", an episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force'People...
- SubmarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...