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Women's Army Corps

Women's Army Corps

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A former branch of the United States Army for women soldiers during World War II
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɪmɪnz ˈɑrmi kɔrps/
  • Formal
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  • Many women enlisted in the Women's Army Corps during World War II to serve their country.

Examples

  • After being disbanded in 1978, the legacy of the Women's Army Corps continues to inspire.

  • The Women's Army Corps played a crucial role during World War II.

  • The Women's Army Corps played a vital role in support positions throughout the army.

  • Many women joined the Women's Army Corps to serve their country.

  • Many women enlisted in the Women's Army Corps during World War II to serve their country.

  • The Women's Army Corps played a vital role in support positions throughout the army.

  • After being disbanded in 1978, the legacy of the Women's Army Corps continues to inspire.

Synonyms

WAC
vsWomen's Army Corps
  • Archaic
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A part of the U.S. Army for women during World War II

is the full official name rather than the abbreviation

Surface Forms

Women's Army Corps main

Morphology

Women's + Army + corps

The phrase is a literal combination of known words: 'Women's' (of women) + 'Army' (military force) + 'corps' (a military unit), so its meaning — a military unit composed of women — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional, descriptive structure is common cross-linguistically and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows the individual words.

Etymology

Women's Army Corps comes from World War II, when a group of women in uniform joined the U.S. Army as a separate Corps, a body of people working together. They did support jobs 'to serve' and free men for fighting, so the name came to mean the former branch of the army made of women soldiers.