| 单词 | united states marine corps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasUnited States Marine Corps A branch of the U.S. armed forces forming a separate service within the navy, raised in 1775 for service as landing forces with the fleet, now also having a range of military and security duties involving air and ground units; in full United States Marine Corps. Also: a similar branch of the armed forces of any of several other countries.Cf. Royal Marine n. at royal adj. and n. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > marines maritime regiment1668 marine1672 marine regiment1690 Marine Corps1798 Royal Marine1802 royals1826 RM1827 amphibe1831 1798 Philadelphia Gaz. 18 July 2/1 The President of the United States may detach and appoint..officers of this marine corps, to act on board the frigates. 1841 Southern Literary Messenger 7 319/2 Colonel Archibald Henderson, the present Commander of the United States Marine Corps, is the last in order on the roll of honour. 1885 Overland Monthly Oct. 406/2 The number of applications to the [French] Marine Corps was so large, that only those boys with powerful patrons succeeded, and young Bonaparte was obliged to renounce the navy for the army. 1937 Flight 4 Nov. c/1 (caption) Great Lakes dive bombers of the U.S. Marine Corps. 1988 H. H. A. Cooper & L. J. Redlinger Catching Spies vii. 334 The United States Marine Corps, a crack fighting unit with a proud reputation.., has quite incidentally had formal embassy security duties assigned to it. < as lemmas |
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