What does maritime in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word maritime in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use maritime in French.

The word maritime in French means maritime, naval, shipping agent, merchant shipping, shipping company, shipping container, maritime territory, coast, coastline, shipping fleet, maritime boundary, ferry terminal, ferry port, cruise terminal, maritime navigation, by sea, maritime pine, seaport, port, maritime route, shipping route, sea transport, sea, sea voyage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word maritime

maritime, naval

adjectif (relatif à la mer)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Fabien étudie le droit maritime international.
Fabien is studying international maritime law.

shipping agent

nom masculin (représentant d'armateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent maritime s'occupe entre autres des escales.

merchant shipping

nom masculin (transport de marchandises par la mer) (commercial shipping)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commerce maritime représente 90% des marchandises en circulation au niveau mondial.

shipping company

nom féminin (société de transport maritime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Brittany Ferries est une compagnie maritime de la Manche.

shipping container

nom masculin (réceptacle pour transport par la mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maritime territory

nom masculin (ensemble des possessions maritimes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le domaine maritime français est élevé de par ses nombreuses îles.

coast, coastline

nom féminin (Pays : ensemble des côtes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La façade maritime de la France est importante.

shipping fleet

nom féminin (ensemble des navires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maritime boundary

nom féminin (limite d'eaux territoriales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La frontière maritime entre Chine et Japon fait l'objet de contestations.

ferry terminal, ferry port, cruise terminal

nom féminin (embarquement accessible par train)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maritime navigation

nom féminin (circulation sur les mers et océans) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La navigation maritime est plus complexe que la navigation fluviale.

by sea

locution adverbiale (par bateau)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
La livraison vers l'Asie se fera par voie maritime.

maritime pine

nom masculin (pin méditerranéen) (tree)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seaport, port

nom masculin (porte en bordure de mer) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maritime route, shipping route

nom féminin (itinéraire via la mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sea transport

nom masculin (déplacement en mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le transport maritime est plus lent mais moins cher que le transport par avion.

sea

nom féminin (trajet par mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces grosses marchandises circulent par voies maritimes.

sea voyage

nom masculin (voyage sur les mers) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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