'Maritime' definitions:
Definition of 'maritime'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Maritime'
From: GCIDE
- Maritime \Mar"i*time\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*t[imac]m, formerly m[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]m; 277), a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime. See Mere a pool.]
- 1. 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. "A maritime town." --Addison. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. "Maritime service." --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. [1913 Webster] Maritime provinces
Synonyms of 'maritime'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bathymetric,
- bathyorographical,
- deep-sea,
- hydrographic,
- marine,
- nautical,
- naval,
- navigational,
- ocean-going,
- oceanic,
- oceanographic,
- pelagic,
- salty,
- seafaring,
- seamanlike,
- seamanly,
- terriginous,
- thalassic,
- water-borne