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Marines

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/məˈriːnz/nounCommon term

In military & defence, marines means: Soldiers 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.

In Turkish: deniz piyadeleri, deniz piyadesi

How it is used

Usually plural or part of a name: the Royal Marines (UK), the US Marine Corps. One member is 'a marine'. In the US the Marine Corps is a separate service; in many countries, including Türkiye, marines belong to the navy.

Example sentences

  1. The marines practised loading vehicles onto the landing ship.

  2. Her son joined the marines after finishing school.

Common collocations

  • join the marines
  • Royal Marines
  • Marine Corps
  • marine unit
  • navyThe branch of the armed forces that operates at sea, with its warships, submarines, naval aircraft and the people who serve in them.
  • corpsA large formation of two or more divisions; also a group within the armed forces that shares a special role, such as a medical corps.
  • infantrySoldiers who operate mainly on foot, or in vehicles that carry them, and who take and hold ground; also the army branch they belong to.
  • warshipA ship built and equipped for military use and operated by a navy, as opposed to a merchant or other civilian ship.

More terms: Branches of the Armed Forces

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