USMC
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4.4
- noun
- /juː ɛs ɛm siː/
:
Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos
- During the operation, the USMC played a crucial role in securing the beachhead for Allied forces.
- USMC contract
- USMC shipyards
Examples
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The USMC is known for its rigorous training programs, preparing Marines for amphibious assaults.
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The contract had many special provisions because the USMC lacked confidence in Savannah Shipyards since Frank Cohen was not a shipbuilder by trade.
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On February 1, the USMC transferred its contract and all agreements to the construction company.
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There is a reason why the USMC gave a reporter military honors.
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In November 1944, the USMC asked all shipyards to produce six vessels.
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My father was with the USMC on Tarawa and Peleliu, but would never discuss it.
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I served in the USMC from 1970 to 1975 in Vietnam with BLT 1/4.
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Because of the success of the Wainwright yard, the USMC approached Jones about expanding and opening another facility in Georgia.
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The last compensation check for $478,638.36 was finally paid by the USMC to Savannah Shipyards in July 1944.
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The eighty-eight Liberty ships constructed at Southeastern were given USMC Emergency Hull Numbers 341-352, 1051-1074, 2432-2447, 2863-3898, and 2899-2907 for identification.
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Synonyms
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3.6
A part of a country's armed forces trained to fight from ships and planes to land
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3.2
A branch of the United States armed forces trained to fight on land and from ships
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3.1
A part of the US military that fights on land and from ships
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3.9
A branch of the United States military that fights from ships and goes ashore
A group of soldiers trained to fight at sea and on land, often during beach landings
Surface Forms
Morphology
USMC = United States Marine Corps (opaque) = U + S + M + C
USMC is an initialism: the letters do not themselves convey the meaning and knowledge requires knowing the expanded phrase.
Etymology
USMC is short for United States Marine Corps; the part marine means 'sea', as in submarine, and corps means 'body' or group, so the USMC is the American military force trained to go from ships to shore and fight at sea and on land.