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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a rare maritime chart from the 17th century
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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
the city's extraordinary boom is almost entirely due to the increase in maritime commerce
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Recent Examples of maritime
The company’s focus on efficient and autonomous ship manufacturing and mature supply chain enables high volume, low cost delivery of commercial and defense maritime vehicles, in surface and sub-surface environments (currently 95% of commercial ship-building occurs in Asia).
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Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Some 9,500 people died as a result, the worst loss of life in a single maritime disaster.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Besides Bombardier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Some 9,500 people died as a result, the worst loss of life in a single maritime disaster.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Besides Bombardier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Delamar Hotels owner Charles Mallory’s shipbuilding lineage began in Mystic more than two centuries ago, and the nautical nods run throughout the hotel.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Consider giving the décor a slight nautical touch, and define the dining area with charming string lights to give your evening a perfect glow as the sun sets.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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Protective coatings and paints are one of the most mature applications, especially in marine, industrial, automotive, and infrastructure settings, where self-healing layers can close micro-scratches and prevent corrosion.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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But fertilizing terrestrial crops with marine material may muddle that work.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lockheed Martin unveiled a new kind of naval drone on February 9, designed to quietly ride into battle rather than sprint there on its own power.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous robotic submarines are very much in fashion as naval planners work on future strategies in which underwater drones play a key part in patrolling and monitoring the world's oceans.—
David Szondy
February 09,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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Again and again, Tennyson fills his beautifully wrought poems with enormous, unfathomable depths—sometimes cosmic, sometimes temporal, sometimes psychological, often oceanic.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dogfish have fewer electroreceptors than many open-water species such as blacktips and oceanic whitetips, which are susceptible to longlines meant for tuna and swordfish.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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If the bill passes, and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new name.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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If the bill passes and the FAA approves the name change, hundreds of aviation navigational charts, air traffic control documentation and airline avionics computer codes that allow pilots to safely operate aircraft might have to be changed to reflect the new airport name.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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