: a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
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Marina comes straight from Latin, where it means simply "of the sea". At a modern marina, sailors can acquire whatever they need for their next excursion, or they can tie up their boats until the next weekend comes along. Some even imitate John D. MacDonald's famous detective hero Travis McGee, who lives on his boat in Miami and rarely leaves the marina.
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Advertisement Long Beach resident Melinda Cotton is concerned not only about the costs but that the Olympics will shift the city’s attention away from issues like policing, homelessness and the impact of climate change on the waterfront and marinas.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The club has been transformed into a five-star resort that now includes a spa, a wellness center, restaurants, and luxury residences (a superyacht marina is nearby).
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Yes, the superyachts continued to glide into Magna marina as reliably as Casa Jondal oysters from their shells, but certain high-profile holidaymakers kept right on sailing for Ibiza’s smaller, sleepier southern neighbor this season—Kendall Jenner among them.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
This duo works to clarify the scalp and cleanse hair while replenishing shine-boosting moisture with marina algae polysaccharides.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The club has been transformed into a five-star resort that now includes a spa, a wellness center, restaurants, and luxury residences (a superyacht marina is nearby).
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2024
Yes, the superyachts continued to glide into Magna marina as reliably as Casa Jondal oysters from their shells, but certain high-profile holidaymakers kept right on sailing for Ibiza’s smaller, sleepier southern neighbor this season—Kendall Jenner among them.
—Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
This duo works to clarify the scalp and cleanse hair while replenishing shine-boosting moisture with marina algae polysaccharides.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Marina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marina. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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marina
noun
ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə 
: a dock or basin providing a place to anchor motorboats and yachts
Geographical Definition
Marina
geographical name
Ma·ri·na
mə-ˈrē-nə
city on Monterey Bay in western California population 19,718
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