maritime

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: mar=i=time

CIDE DICTIONARY

maritime, a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime. See Mere a pool.].

•  Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states.  Addison.  [1913 Webster]
•  Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea.  Sir H. Wotton.  [1913 Webster]

Maritime law. See Law. -- Maritime loan, a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds. -- Martime nations, nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

maritime, adj.
1 connected with the sea or seafaring (maritime insurance).
2 living or found near the sea.

Etymology

L maritimus f. mare sea

THESAURUS

maritime

bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, hydrographic, marine, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic, pelagic, salty, seafaring, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne

ROGET THESAURUS

maritime

Navigation

N navigation, aquatics, boating, yachting, ship, oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron, natation, swimming, fin, flipper, fish's tail, aerostation, aerostatics, aeronautics, balloonery, balloon, ballooning, aviation, airmanship, flying, flight, volitation, wing, pinion, rocketry, space travel, astronautics, orbital mechanics, orbiting, voyage, sail, cruise, passage, circumnavigation, periplus, headway, sternway, leeway, fairway, mariner, flight, trip, shuttle, run, airlift, sailing, volant, aerostatic, seafaring, nautical, maritime, naval, seagoing, coasting, afloat, navigable, aerial, aeronautic, grallatory, under way, under sail, under canvas, under steam, on the wing, in flight, in orbit, bon voyage, spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale.

Ocean

N sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, vasty deep, wave, tide, hydrography, hydrographer, Neptune, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, Naiad, Nereid, sea nymph, Siren, trident, dolphin, oceanic, marine, maritime, pelagic, pelagian, seagoing, hydrographic, bathybic, cotidal, at sea, on sea, afloat.