: 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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Over by the marina, Salt Bar & Grill serves lunch and dinner, with the option to dine inside or out on the deck.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
The road south is dotted with marinas, and there are nearly as many fishing guides and charters as there are residents.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
After seven months of rejection letters from every marina, hardware store and lumberyard in North County (despite practicing on a friend’s crane), Granahan finally landed at Ace Hardware in Carlsbad.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The Bravado has to relocate to a new, narrower marina because of the America’s Cup, so Sandy expects the team to be alert during docking.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
The road south is dotted with marinas, and there are nearly as many fishing guides and charters as there are residents.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
After seven months of rejection letters from every marina, hardware store and lumberyard in North County (despite practicing on a friend’s crane), Granahan finally landed at Ace Hardware in Carlsbad.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The Bravado has to relocate to a new, narrower marina because of the America’s Cup, so Sandy expects the team to be alert during docking.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marina
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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