as in dock
an area of water where privately owned boats (such as yachts) are kept
Most locals kept their boats docked at the marina.
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Recent Examples of marina
The marina is undergoing a major makeover to transform the dock into a boardwalk destination with 85 boat slips by fall of 2025.
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Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
One of the biggest reasons to stay at Hawks Cay’s waterfront property is the marina where guests embark on epic fishing charters.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
No yachts in the marina were sunk, and the croupiers’ jackets in the Monte Carlo casino remained unencumbered by additional military fatigues.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, Monaco sells itself as one of the most ostentatiously dazzling of Mediterranean destinations, a retreat where, arriving via yacht or helicopter, those with deep enough pockets can strut the boardwalks of the marina to a soundtrack of popping champagne corks.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
One of the biggest reasons to stay at Hawks Cay’s waterfront property is the marina where guests embark on epic fishing charters.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
No yachts in the marina were sunk, and the croupiers’ jackets in the Monte Carlo casino remained unencumbered by additional military fatigues.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, Monaco sells itself as one of the most ostentatiously dazzling of Mediterranean destinations, a retreat where, arriving via yacht or helicopter, those with deep enough pockets can strut the boardwalks of the marina to a soundtrack of popping champagne corks.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marina
Noun
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In the photo, Sterling wore a floral baby carrier with a doll inside while standing on a dock.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house stretches more than 300 feet across Lake Washington’s waterfront has a dock that supports boats and seaplanes.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Thursday’s strike hit the port of Ras Isa in Hodeida province, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The boat, called HB Kongolo, caught fire near the town of Mbandaka, having left the port of Matankumu for the Bolomba territory.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So at the end of 1773, a group of Bostonians tossed the tea overboard into the harbor.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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If a cell harbors many black morphogens, for example, and a neighboring cell harbors few of them, then the molecules strive to move such that they are distributed as evenly as possible.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marina. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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