Marine corps

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 4 Synonym 5 See also

Etymology

marine + corps

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	singular /məˈrinˌkɔr/ plural /məˈrinˌkɔrz/	/m@"rin%kOr/ /m@"rin%kOrz/

• Hyphenation: ma·rine corps

Noun

marine corps (plural: marine corps; adjective: marine)

1. A military organization of soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

Synonym

• Naval infantry

See also

• United States Marine Corps
• Royal Marines
• Royal Netherlands Marine Corps