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marine corps

noun

Simple meaning

A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

mɚˈinˈkɔɹ

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

  2. The United States Marine Corps; one of the major divisions of the US military.

  3. An amphibious division of the United States Navy

  4. Alternative letter-case form of marine corps.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

Used this way, marine corps is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Military
  • Historical writing
  • News/reporting
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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