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corporals

corporals is the plural of corporal.

Meaning of corporal

Noun (1)

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
  2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
  3. (historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
  4. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.

Noun (2)

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
    • He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    corporas

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Phrases with corporals

Questions about corporals

What is corporals the plural of?
Corporals is the plural of corporal.

Words near corporals in the dictionary

  1. corporalities
  2. corporality
  3. corporally
  4. corporally punish
  5. corporalness
  6. corporals
  7. corporalship
  8. corporalships
  9. Corporan
  10. Corporans
  11. corporas

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