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

Soon, the two young men and other recruits find themselves on a bus bound for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, which Cam mistakenly pictures as a camping excursion.

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This viewer was concerned about the way “Boots” barks “attention!”—with a montage of Cam’s bullying at school and his rash decision to enlist with the straight Ray via the Marine Corps “buddy system.”

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McKinnon, who is Black, offers a brief history of Black people in the Marine Corps as lived by his forebears.

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Marine Corps ordnance disposal team then determined that the device was safe to transport and moved it off site, where it was deactivated.

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“We did the Miramar Air Show before and they had a whole Marine Corps infantry display where they get off the helicopters and then they do the whole attack,” Ryan said.

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