marine corps

US, singular/məˈɹinˌkɔɹ/US, in plural/məˈɹinˌkɔɹz/

noun

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

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naval infantrymarinesUSMCUnited States Marine CorpsUnited States MarinesUS Marine Corps
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Meanings

marine corps1

nounmarine corps (plural marine corps)
  1. A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

    Synonyms: naval infantry, marines

Marine Corps2

proper noun
  1. The United States Marine Corps; one of the major divisions of the US military.

    Synonyms: USMC, Marines

nounMarine Corps (plural Marine Corps)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of marine corps.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

Similar
naval infantrymarines

proper nounThe United States Marine Corps; one of the major divisions of the US military.

Similar
USMCMarines

More synonyms by meaning

nounan amphibious division of the United States Navy

Similar
United States Marine CorpsUnited States MarinesUS Marine CorpsUSMCMarines
Broader
marines
Also see
marinesnaval infantry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُشَاة البَحْرِيَّة
  • مُشَاة البَحْرِيَّة (mušāt al-baḥriyya)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Chinese Mandarin 海軍陸戰隊 /海军陆战队, 陸戰隊 /陆战队
  • 海軍陸戰隊 /海军陆战队 (hǎijūn lùzhànduì)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • 陸戰隊 /陆战队 (lùzhànduì)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • 海軍士兵隊 /海军士兵队 (hǎijūn shìbīngduì)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Danish marineinfanteri
  • marineinfanterimilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Dutch marinier
  • mariniermilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Finnish merijalkaväki, rannikkojalkaväki
  • merijalkaväkimilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • rannikkojalkaväkimilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
French infanterie de marine, troupes de marine
  • infanterie de marinemilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • troupes de marinemilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
German Marine, Marineinfanteriekorps
  • Marinemilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • Marineinfanteriekorpsmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • Marineinfanteriemilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Greek πεζοναύτες
  • πεζοναύτες (pezonáftes)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Hindi नौसैनिक
  • नौसैनिक (nausainik)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Indonesian korps mariner
  • korps marinermilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Italian fanteria di marina
  • fanteria di marinamilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Japanese 海兵隊
  • 海兵隊 (kaiheitai)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Korean 해병대
  • 해병대 (haebyeongdae)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Malay kor marin
  • kor marinmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Polish piechota morska
  • piechota morskamilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Portuguese infantaria de marinha, infantaria naval
  • infantaria de marinhamilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • infantaria navalmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Russian морска́я пехо́та, ко́рпус морско́й пехо́ты
  • морска́я пехо́та (morskája pexóta)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • ко́рпус морско́й пехо́ты (kórpus morskój pexóty)military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Spanish infantería de marina
  • infantería de marinamilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Swedish marinkår
  • marinkårmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Vietnamese thủy quân lục chiến, lính thủy đánh bộ
  • thủy quân lục chiếnmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
  • lính thủy đánh bộmilitary organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“marine corps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marine%20corps. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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