maritime

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Beginning with signals intelligence, and satellite and electronic surveillance of activity in the strait, such a mission would likely include maritime patrol aircraft and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The quarter began with one jolt to the oil market—the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro—only to end with one far larger: a weekslong conflict with Iran that shut down a key global maritime chokepoint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The maritime coastguard rescue team were called to lift the team members onto a hill before the climbers were raised to the summit with a technical rope rescue system.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He was alone then with the fog of his breath in the lantern light and the crates of maritime records.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson