Mare (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
noun Obsolete.
  1. nightmare (def. 3).
noun, plural ma·ri·a [mahr-ee-uh, mair-]. /ˈmɑr i ə, ˈmɛər-/. Astronomy.
  1. any of the several large, dark plains on the moon and Mars: Galileo believed that the lunar features were seas when he first saw them through a telescope.
abbreviation
  1. Marine Engineer.
noun
  1. the adult female of a horse or zebra
noun plural maria (ˈmɑːrɪə)
  1. any of a large number of huge dry plains on the surface of the moon, visible as dark markings and once thought to be seas: Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers)
  2. a similar area on the surface of Mars, such as Mare Sirenum
Plural maria (rē-ə)
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