Marine Corps

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Marine Corps

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Marine Corps was also taken to Okinawa for exercises.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Administrators and teachers should not be able to do what a Marine Corps drill sergeant is prohibited from doing.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Babies make people laugh,” said Branum, 47, a Marine Corps veteran running for Congress in Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Boots,” a terrifically compelling series about the Marine Corps, has a bunch of Georgia accents and, in a pivotal role, British actor Max Parker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Additional items that Lorscheider, who has since moved out of the state, had from his time serving in the Marine Corps were stolen and have not been recovered.

From Los Angeles Times