Read the excerpt from "ship's chronometer from hms beagle." as a maritime nation, the british were concerned with one problem in particular: they could make clocks that kept very good time as long as they stayed perfectly still but not when they were shaken about, and particularly not on board a rolling ship. if you wanted to sail, it was impossible to keep a precise record of time. based on the context clues, what is the meaning of the word maritime in the passage?

Maritime refers to something that is connected to the sea, or to seafaring activities. It can also mean "bordering the sea." Great Britain is a "maritime" nation in both of these ways. The coutry is surrounded by ocean, and it has been greatly connected to the ocean thorugh trade, military activity and discovery expeditions. The text states that because of this close connection to the sea, it was a great concern for the British to find a way to measure the passage of time accurately when on board a ship.

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