Maritime Meaning
/ˈmæ.ɹɪˌtaɪm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
adjBordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
Sentence Examples
Boeing developed a flying boat for the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
They went to the maritime museum.
The Strait of Gibraltar is one of the busiest maritime routes.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's ____ trade, involving many ships, relies on its large cargo fleet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The region has a long ____ history, with many people working in the shipping and fishing industries.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French maritime, from Latin maritimus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”"
— 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 1, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
"Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan."
— 2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN:
"On the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northernmost Florida, maritime forests are dominated by live oaks (Quercus virginiana), and occur as large contiguous patches of forest on barrier islands, the immediate mainland, and as small patches (oak hammocks) scattered among coastal marshes."
— 2004 March, Scott G. Somershoe, C. Ray Chandler, “Use of Oak Hammocks by Neotropical Migrant Songbirds: the Role of Area and Habitat”, in The Wilson Bulletin, volume 116, number 1, Lawrence, KS: Wilson Ornithological Society, page 56:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's ____ trade, involving many ships, relies on its large cargo fleet.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The region has a long ____ history, with many people working in the shipping and fishing industries.