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# maritime

adjective (maritime — no comparative forms)

«maritime» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Connected with the sea, ships and sailing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#m1)
2. Near the sea or living by the sea: a maritime country or climate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#m2)
3. (Canada) «the Maritimes» are the three east-coast provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography, a maritime climate is mild and wet because the sea keeps the land from getting very hot or very cold — like Ireland or New Zealand. In history, maritime trade and maritime empires were built with ships. A maritime museum shows boats, maps and sailors' tools. Phrases: «maritime climate», «maritime museum», «maritime law», «maritime nation», «the Maritimes».

### Examples

- We visited the maritime museum and saw an old ship's wheel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x1)
- Britain has a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x2)
- Portugal was a great maritime nation that sent explorers across the oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x3)
- Maritime law decides who owns a shipwreck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x4)
- My cousin lives in the Maritimes, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x5)
- The maritime police check boats in the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x6)
- Lighthouses are part of maritime safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/#x7)

### Note

Adjective only; it goes before a noun («maritime history»). Formal-sounding word; in everyday speech people say «sea» or «seaside». Spelling: mari-time (from Latin «mare», sea). Do not confuse with «marine» (living in the sea: marine animals) — maritime is more about ships, trade and coasts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «maritime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/maritime/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«maritime» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/maritime.html) on Mova free.