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corporal
1[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
corporal
2[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
noun
- a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
- a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
- Corporal, a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
corporal
3[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
noun
- a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements in the Eucharist are placed or with which they are covered.
corporal
1/ -prəl; ˈkɔːpərəl /
corporal
2/ -prəl; ˌkɔːpəˈreɪlɪ; ˈkɔːpərəl /
noun
- a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
corporal
3/ ˈkɔːpərəl; -prəl /
noun
- a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines
- (in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms
Derived Forms
- ˌcorpoˈrality, noun
- ˈcorporally, adverb
- ˈcorporalˌship, noun
Other Words From
- corpo·rali·ty noun
- corpo·ral·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of corporal1
Origin of corporal2
Origin of corporal3
Word History and Origins
Origin of corporal1
Origin of corporal2
Origin of corporal3
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In an act of corporal punishment that we at the Daily Beast do not condone, Joseph grabbed Him by the ear and “pulled hard.”
By the end of his life, the memories of corporal punishment at the hands of his teachers were vivid.
Moreover, corporal punishment has the undesirable quality that the more you use it, the less effective it becomes.
In fact, 19 states, including Texas, still allow corporal punishment in schools.
The marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, was 930 yards from his target when he squeezed the trigger.
The corporal, rather chalky-looking under his tan, stepped forward and laid a hand on MacRae's shoulder.
The guerrillas had hung the body of the corporal from a tree and there it dangled over the road, a gruesome object.
After he was securely bound he was forced to stand while the two, with foul epithets, hung the body of the corporal over the road.
A corporal immediately exclaimed, "I'm too deep already; I am up to the middle."
The bronze seemed to deepen in the corporal's face, but it was turned steadily towards his officer.
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