noun
an amphibious division of the United States Navy (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑United States Marine Corps, ↑United States Marines, ↑US Marine Corps, ↑USMC
• Hypernyms: ↑Marines
• Part Holonyms: ↑United States Navy, ↑US Navy, ↑USN, ↑Navy
• Member Meronyms: ↑Marine, ↑devil dog, ↑leatherneck, ↑shipboard soldier
• Part Meronyms: ↑Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, ↑MCIA
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noun
the Marine Corps
: the part of the U.S. military that consists of soldiers who serve at sea and also on land
Useful english dictionary. 2012.