: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
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Marina comes straight from Latin, where it means simply "of the sea". At a modern marina, sailors can acquire whatever they need for their next excursion, or they can tie up their boats until the next weekend comes along. Some even imitate John D. MacDonald's famous detective hero Travis McGee, who lives on his boat in Miami and rarely leaves the marina.
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The idea, according to the city’s Economic Development Department, is to remake a conference center, two marinas and a restaurant into new community assets — in particular a hotel, as called for in the city’s long-term master plan.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Tours leave from Rose Marina or the marina in nearby Goodland, both on Marco Island.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
So shortly after leaving the marina on Garvin, we were divided up into teams and told what our roles would be once a shark was on board.
—ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
The couple picked up the boat at a Manitowoc marina, intending to dock a few nights at McKinley Marina.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
Tours leave from Rose Marina or the marina in nearby Goodland, both on Marco Island.
—Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
So shortly after leaving the marina on Garvin, we were divided up into teams and told what our roles would be once a shark was on board.
—ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
The couple picked up the boat at a Manitowoc marina, intending to dock a few nights at McKinley Marina.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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marina
noun
ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə 
: a dock or basin providing a place to anchor motorboats and yachts
Geographical Definition
Marina
geographical name
Ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə
city on Monterey Bay in western California population 19,718
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