Noah Webster
Marine
MARINE, adjective [Latin marinus, from mare, the sea.]
1. Pertaining to the sea; as marine productions or bodies; marine shells.
2. Transacted at sea; done on the ocean; as a marine engagement.
3. Doing duty on the sea; as a marine officer; marine forces.
MARINE, noun A soldier that serves on board of a ship in naval engagements. In the plural, marines, a body of troops trained to do military service on board of ships.
1. The whole navy of a kingdom or state.
2. The whole economy of naval affairs, comprehending the building, rigging, equipping, navigating and management of ships of war in engagements.