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noun

marina

muh-REE-nuh/məˈriːnə/

A harbor with docks and services for pleasure boats.

The marina provides slips and services for pleasure boats.

A compact sheltered marina with pleasure boats secured in finger slips, visible dockside utility hookups, and a fuel hose serving a small recreational motorboat.
Etymology
marinaSpanish or Italianshore, coast

The ancestor means “shore” or “coast.” English first used marina for a seaside promenade, then for a basin equipped to moor yachts and other small boats.

In context

Born Again Boating5:24
come straight into the slip and dock the boat sideways like if you are at the end of a canal or in a marina where the slip is at the end against the dock
Docking A SINGLE Engine Boat SIDEWAYS!

More examples

  • They rented a slip at the marina.
  • A small restaurant overlooks the marina.
  • The storm damaged several boats in the marina.

Forms

marina · marinas

Similar words

harbor
Sheltered water for vessels of many types.
dock
A particular structure or basin within a marina.