Marine Corps

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of Marine Corps

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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But they include stepped-up identification checks at entry gates and random vehicle inspections, according to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times

Marine Corps officer had the gear repainted with the American service’s markings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Operation Desert Storm in 1991 included 1,300 U.S. aircraft from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, according to information from Air & Space Forces Magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Navy plans to hire a private company to manage the construction of new Marine Corps landing ships, marking a shift in an oversight role exclusively performed by government officials since World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marine Corps in the late 1980s, hunting for sources of asphalt for his late father’s shipping business.

From The Wall Street Journal

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