- plural of marine.
marines
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They then travel from a parking lot in a shuttle operated by park authorities and cross a military checkpoint guarded by armed South Korean marines.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Drones will be distributed across South Korea’s army, navy, air force and marines in the coming years, Ahn said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Parrish later joined the marines and previously spoke of using running as a way of decompressing from the demands of the job.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026
‘Did you know that? The marines didn’t know until about ten minutes ago.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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