Parris Island

American  

[par-is] / ˈpær ɪs /

noun

1. a U.S. Marine Corps base, recruit depot, and training station in SE South Carolina, SW of Beaufort and S of Port Royal Island.

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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.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2025

After high school, he went to Parris Island, where — because he was an Eagle Scout — he started at the rank of private first class.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Marines as an infantryman and is stationed on nearby Parris Island.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Dalton Beals, 19, of Pennsville, N.J., on June 4, 2021, at the Marines’ recruiting depot at Parris Island, S.C.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Young Marine trainees line up to have their hair shorn at training camp in Parris Island, South Carolina, 1971.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge