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A parking lot for boats, except the spaces float and cost more than your car.
means A dock complex with slips, fuel, and facilities where boats are moored, stored, and serviced.
from From Italian/Spanish 'marina' meaning 'shore' or 'coast,' itself from Latin 'marinus' — 'of the sea,' built on 'mare,' sea. English borrowed it in the maritime sense in the early 20th century, shifting from the older meaning of 'a waterfront area' to today's organized harbor for pleasure boats.
- name origin
- Shares root with marine and mariner
- old meaning
- Once meant a seaside walkway, not docks
- cost reality
- Monthly slip fees can exceed apartment rent
- biggest ones
- Some marinas hold over 1,000 boats