marine
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4.4
- noun
- /məˈrin/
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infante de marina
- During the ceremony, the marine received a medal for his bravery in combat.
- send in the marines
- marines and soldiers
- land marines
In other words, those marines under your command, you lead them by example.
- In other words, those marines under your command, you lead them by example.
- The Air Force is not going to let you join the Marine.
- I brought a new conditioning coaching fellow called Barry O'Connell, who's next Royal Marine.
- And, and the twist on marine coin is, is I want you to tell every marine that they'll get an extra marine coin, you know, when they, when they get their next stripe.
- This boy was a ex marine trained to battle all his life.
- And not to belabour the Marine point, but you know, Marines when they evaluate their leaders, they're looking for good leadership and good followership.
- And so, you know, those Marine and everything is nice.
Examples
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We're still marines, and we got a job to do.
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Argentina claims its marines went ashore as a spearhead this morning to capture key targets, including the capital, Port Stanley.
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Once a marine, always a marine.
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And I reached around to take the dog tags off of another Marine that I was holding.
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In other words, those marines under your command, you lead them by example.
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Served in the marines for three years with an honorable discharge due to injury.
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"May I suggest putting a company of marines ashore to do a security survey of the base perimeter?
Fiction book (2000) -
And marines on duty seem, for the most part, numbed by the horror of the morning bombing.
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After months of training, he was proud to become a marine and serve his country.
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As a marine, she was trained to handle various missions both on land and at sea.
Synonyms
110
3.0
A soldier trained to fight on land and at sea in a special military force
15
9.9
A person who serves in the United States Marine Corps
Compounds
- US
123
3.6
A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land
- Specialized
1
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
The noun marine comes from Latin mare 'sea' and was used for a person who served with the navy and ships. So a marine is a member of the military trained for both sea and land missions.