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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
When adding maritime motifs to your space, choosing high-quality and authentic pieces makes all the difference.
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
Outside, there’s a boathouse and a deep-water dock to greet maritime guests arriving from close-by South River and the Chesapeake Bay.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
The capture of the vessel, which had been en route to India from Turkey, was one of the most audacious maritime operations by the Houthis and came at the start of their campaign in support of Hamas, which attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, triggering the war in Gaza.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the wreck, which was one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the Pacific Northwest’s history.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
Outside, there’s a boathouse and a deep-water dock to greet maritime guests arriving from close-by South River and the Chesapeake Bay.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
The capture of the vessel, which had been en route to India from Turkey, was one of the most audacious maritime operations by the Houthis and came at the start of their campaign in support of Hamas, which attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, triggering the war in Gaza.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the wreck, which was one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the Pacific Northwest’s history.
—Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Weighted-vest vibes vary from tactical to nautical to athlete-chic.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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Admiring the historic architecture and nautical scenery is enough of a reason to venture down to the water alone, but Ball also recommends heading down to where the Selina II is docked and boarding for a sail on the Miles River and greater Chesapeake Bay.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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The six-location event will have more than 1,000 boats on display along with thousands of marine products from over 1,000 exhibiting brands.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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The scales, for example, from stars to marine snow, and in the second part, transitioning between forests to underwater kelp forests, trying to show these incredibly dynamic relationships that we’re embedded in.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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What To Know In a press release on Sunday, the Netherlands' defense ministry announced that its Royal Navy had escorted a fleet of six Russian ships—comprising three naval vessels and three civilian ships—navigating through the Mediterranean Sea en route to a Russian port.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The carrier had arrived at a naval base in Crete earlier in the week, a rare break for the strike group that has been in constant operations, though the pace had ebbed as Israel's ceasefire with Hamas took effect in mid-January.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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This wasn't entirely unexpected, but the duo was surprised to find that oceanic data from their simulations showed plankton might recover more quickly than land plants.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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This typically occurs at plate boundaries, where two plates collide, with the denser plate—typically an oceanic plate—being forced downward into the mantle beneath the less dense plate.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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