Marine - Military / Seafarers

Military / Seafarers

  • Marine (military), a member of the military in an infantry or amphibious force under the authority of a navy, or in several cases, of an independent amphibious force
  • a term for a navy, uncommon in English, but common in other languages
  • Merchant marine, a collective term for all of the merchant ships, shipping companies, and merchant mariners, usually of a particular country; also known in British usage as the Merchant Navy
  • Marine, the navy of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)

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Famous quotes containing the word military:

    The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.
    Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)