Marine Corps

noun

1. a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marine Corps¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Upgrade requests for “don’t ask, don’t tell”-era veterans have increased across the board, but the Navy and Marine Corps still deny 23% and 18%, respectively, of these upgrade requests.

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Marine Corps before returning to Oxnard in the 1970s where he worked as a long-haul truck driver through the 1990s, authorities have said.

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Her fluency also comes in handy when she visits the relatives of her husband, Yado Yukub, a Syrian American who serves as a judge advocate in the Marine Corps.

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“I think a hotel where veterans can have formal ceremonies like the annual Marine Corps birthday ball would be very important,” one of the veterans said.

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Albino is a retired firefighter and Marine Corps veteran who served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and himself a father and grandfather, according to the newspaper.

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