marines
noun
Form of marine , plural of marine.
Simple meaning
An amphibious division of the United States Navy.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mereenzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
mɚˈinz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An amphibious division of the United States Navy
The United States Marine Corps.
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An amphibious division of the United States Navy
Used this way, marines 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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