corporal
1Origin of corporal
1synonym study For corporal
Other words for corporal
Other words from corporal
- cor·po·ral·i·ty, noun
- cor·po·ral·ly, adverb
Other definitions for corporal (2 of 3)
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
Corporal, a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
Origin of corporal
2Other words from corporal
- cor·po·ral·cy, cor·po·ral·ship, noun
Other definitions for corporal (3 of 3)
a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements in the Eucharist are placed or with which they are covered.
Origin of corporal
3- Also called communion cloth .
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How to use corporal in a sentence
We should not send Marine corporals and captains back into Anbar province.
Their Fight…But Our Legacy: The New Battle for Fallujah | John Kael Weston | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne captain, one sergeant, two corporals, and sixteen privates were reported for duty.
Reminiscences of the Guilford Grays, Co. B., 27th N.C. Regiment | John A. SloanWell, the Cake is not done, many cubic yards of cake are still left, and the very corporals can do no more: let the Army scramble!
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleBut the skipper told me you were a corporal, and that your father and all your family had been corporals before you!
Columba | Prosper MerimeeMassa has a Napoleonic memory hanging over it, too, in that it was once the residence of the Little Corporals sister.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
A number of excellent sergeants and corporals did not have the necessary grounding to enable them to pass the examinations.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
British Dictionary definitions for corporal (1 of 3)
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
of or relating to the body; bodily
an obsolete word for corporeal
Origin of corporal
1Derived forms of corporal
- corporality, noun
- corporally, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for corporal (2 of 3)
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines
(in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms
Origin of corporal
2Derived forms of corporal
- corporalship, noun
British Dictionary definitions for corporal (3 of 3)
corporale (ˌkɔːpəˈreɪlɪ)
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
Origin of corporal
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