marine
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4.6
- adjective
- /məˈrin/
:
de la Infantería de Marina
- We spent a lot of time down at the Marine Corps base in Quantico where there was a trail called the Guadalcanal Trail.
- the Marine Corps
- marine training
- marine officer
And whenever he was caught, he would say, you know, I'm not worried because right now we're surrounded by the third battalion of the Marine Division of Sentence.
- And whenever he was caught, he would say, you know, I'm not worried because right now we're surrounded by the third battalion of the Marine Division of Sentence.
- I knew something was wrong, but I'd been trained as a Marine leader to suck it up, accomplish the mission and take care of everyone else.
Examples
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Zach left the Marine Corps and suffered serious PTSD.
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A marine officer trained both on land and at sea is essential for modern warfare.
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You know, had this whole joke about coming to this country and going to a veteran event with some Marine friends of mine.
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In honor of Veterans Day, we thought we would create a list of 10 famous business people who served in the United States Marine Corps.
Blog text (19) -
And I flew these for the US Marine Corps in Vietnam.
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But you got to, as we just say in the Marine Corps, suck it up, buttercup.
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I grew up in Tampa, FL, originally left for the Marine Corps right out of high school.
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You men have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest squadron commander in the marine corps... me.
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Together, the bands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard will give away close to seventy thousand copies of the singalong CD on its premiere day.
Academic text (1990) -
The marine units have been deployed to provide support in beach operations.
Synonyms
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2.5
Relating to soldiers or the armed forces
Compounds
- US
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3.6
A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land
- Specialized
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6.2
The study of human history under water, for example sunken ships
- Specialized
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4.2
A person who operates and fixes a ship's engines and other machines on board
A US Marine Corps unit that gathers and gives information for Marine missions worldwide
A country's commercial ships used to carry goods or passengers, not military ships
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marine originally meant 'of the sea' from Latin mare 'sea', and it later named soldiers who worked with ships. So marine forces are units trained to fight both from ships and on land.