Marine Corps

noun

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.

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.

Stone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

But at this the Marine Corps is not taking additional security measures as a result of the leaflets.

The town of Quantico is located inside the Marine Corps Base Quantico, which is the site of Marine Corps headquarters.

The Marine Corps would not say which building the leaflets were found in, nor who found them.

But this time you boys who came to France to run automobiles got ahead of even the marine corps, laughed Ruth.

Now, sir—for the whole subject, thank God, is now before us—let us look at the expenses of the Marine corps.

The next amendment was to strike out the section of the bill which reduces the Marine Corps to two companies.

Includes sixteen 8-inch howitzers built for the Marine Corps.

He had had some correspondence with the Governor as to the form of his discharge from the Marine Corps.

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