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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
The Tiantong satellites are purpose-built for mobile satellite communication in remote areas, including maritime and military use.
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New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
The maritime and drone-manufacturing industries have also expressed needs that could be met with special versions of the AQNav.
—Dario D’elia, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
His survey includes time zones, the Eurovision Song Contest, cities, the territorial claims that sliced up Antarctica like a pie, maritime boundaries, and microstates, plus nations and empires throughout history.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
After members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on a short strike in October, the maritime alliance agreed to raise wages more than 60 percent over six years, provided that other parts of the labor agreement — including provisions on automation — were resolved by Jan. 15.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
The maritime and drone-manufacturing industries have also expressed needs that could be met with special versions of the AQNav.
—Dario D’elia, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
His survey includes time zones, the Eurovision Song Contest, cities, the territorial claims that sliced up Antarctica like a pie, maritime boundaries, and microstates, plus nations and empires throughout history.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
After members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on a short strike in October, the maritime alliance agreed to raise wages more than 60 percent over six years, provided that other parts of the labor agreement — including provisions on automation — were resolved by Jan. 15.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maritime
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Virgin Voyages set sail for the first time in late 2021, with the aim of creating a boutique hotel experience at sea that strikes a balance between nautical chic and glamour for adults only.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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They are surrounded by a chaotic lattice of masts and rigs, hallmarks of the nautical flow that brought people and goods to ports along the Thames.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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The idea of painting the back of the seawall to showcase the area’s marine habitat was floated as well.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Made up of more than 300 modules, they were installed in the marine area the development sits on.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its strategic focus on naval innovation ensures its continued importance in U.S. defense operations.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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In December, China also fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades – including multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels – in regional waters and around the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry.—
Eric Cheung,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Their specialized physiology enables them to exploit wind currents and oceanic conditions to an extraordinary degree.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Once the atmosphere responds to changes in oceanic temperature, more tropical rain tends to fall in Asia and Australia.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Maritime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maritime. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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