space marine

noun

a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

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Meanings

nounspace marine (plural space marines)

plural space marines

  1. literaturea soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

Origin

Named after the marines, infantry soldiers who serve in coastal areas to assist naval forces. The earliest usage of this term was from Bob Olsen's short story "Captain Brink of the Space Marines" in 1932, in which the titular soldiers rescue celebrity twins on Saturn's moon, Titan.

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Translations

Russian косми́ческий деса́нт, космодеса́нт
  • косми́ческий деса́нт (kosmíčeskij desánt)science fiction super-soldiers
  • космодеса́нт (kosmodesánt)science fiction super-soldiers
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APA

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MLA

“space marine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20marine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “space marine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/space%20marine.

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