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marinas

/məˈriːnəz/

Meanings
noun
A harbour for small boats.

Examples :

"The coastline was dotted with marinas, each filled with sailboats and speedboats. "
nautical sailing ocean place

Related Words

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coastline noun

/ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn/ /ˈkoʊstlaɪn/

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast.

"The coastline of the island nation is very irregular, with many bays and inlets. "

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boats noun

/bəʊts/ /boʊts/

A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

"Many boats sailed across the lake on Saturday. "

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each noun

/iːt͡ʃ/ /it͡ʃ/

(operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

""The bakery sells cupcakes individually, priced at two dollars each." "

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dotted verb

/ˈdɑtɪd/ /ˈdɒtɪd/

To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

"His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint."

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sailboats noun

/ˈseɪlboʊts/

A boat propelled by a sail.

"Many sailboats were racing on the lake, their sails full of wind. "

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filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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speedboats noun

/ˈspiːdboʊts/

A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people).

"The lake was filled with speedboats zooming across the water, pulling water skiers behind them. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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harbour noun

/ˈhɑɹbəɹ/ /ˈhɑːbə/

Any place of shelter.

"The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "