lance corporal

noun

U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal.

British Military.

a corporal of the lowest rank.
(formerly) a private acting as corporal without increased pay.

Origin of lance corporal

1780–90; lance, shortened form of earlier lancepesade<Middle French lancepessade lowest ranking grade of noncommissioned officer <Italian lancia spezzata superior soldier, literally, broken lance¹ (from having shivered many lances, i.e., fought well in many battles)

Words nearby lance corporal

Lancashire heeler, Lancaster, Lancaster Sound, Lancastrian, lance, lance corporal, Lancefield classification, lancejack, lancelet, Lancelot, Lancelot, Sir

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Example sentences from the Web for lance corporal

Here a lance-corporal was responsible for capturing two machine-guns and twenty-eight prisoners.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
A lance-corporal of the Manchesters rallied up stragglers, organized groups, and rushed some of the German strong points.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs
He sent off the lance-corporal, who usually acted as clerk, and turned to the sergeant-major.
Life in a German Crack Regiment|Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Baudissin
Lance-Corporal Jacka, while holding a portion of our trench with four other men, was heavily attacked.
Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler

A lance-corporal, with his arm off, was also sent back, after thinking he was going to be exchanged.
Wounded and a Prisoner of War|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay

British Dictionary definitions for lance corporal

lance corporal

noun

a noncommissioned officer of the lowest rank in the British Army

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单词	lance corporal
释义	lance corporal noun U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal. British Military. a corporal of the lowest rank. (formerly) a private acting as corporal without increased pay. Origin of lance corporal 1780–90; lance, shortened form of earlier lancepesade<Middle French lancepessade lowest ranking grade of noncommissioned officer <Italian lancia spezzata superior soldier, literally, broken lance¹ (from having shivered many lances, i.e., fought well in many battles) Words nearby lance corporal Lancashire heeler, Lancaster, Lancaster Sound, Lancastrian, lance, lance corporal, Lancefield classification, lancejack, lancelet, Lancelot, Lancelot, Sir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lance corporal Here a lance-corporal was responsible for capturing two machine-guns and twenty-eight prisoners. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher A lance-corporal of the Manchesters rallied up stragglers, organized groups, and rushed some of the German strong points. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917\|Philip Gibbs He sent off the lance-corporal, who usually acted as clerk, and turned to the sergeant-major. Life in a German Crack Regiment\|Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Baudissin Lance-Corporal Jacka, while holding a portion of our trench with four other men, was heavily attacked. Australia in Arms\|Phillip F.E. Schuler A lance-corporal, with his arm off, was also sent back, after thinking he was going to be exchanged. Wounded and a Prisoner of War\|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay British Dictionary definitions for lance corporal lance corporal noun a noncommissioned officer of the lowest rank in the British Army Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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