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Corps

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/kɔː/nounCommon term

In military & defence, corps means: A large formation of two or more divisions; also a group within the armed forces that shares a special role, such as a medical corps.

In Turkish: kolordu, sınıf

How it is used

Pronounced like 'core'; the plural is spelt the same but pronounced /kɔːz/. Found in names such as the US Marine Corps and the Royal Army Medical Corps, and in 'press corps' for a group of journalists.

Example sentences

  1. The corps headquarters coordinated the work of three divisions.

  2. He joined the medical corps after finishing nursing school.

Common collocations

  • army corps
  • medical corps
  • Marine Corps
  • corps headquarters
  • corps commander
  • divisionA large army formation of several brigades, often 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers, usually commanded by a major general.
  • armyThe branch of the armed forces that operates on land; as a unit name, also a very large formation made up of several corps.
  • marinesSoldiers who serve with a navy and are trained to operate from ships and to move from the sea onto land; also the force they form.
  • unitAny organised group of military personnel with its own commander and role, from a small team up to a large formation.

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