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marine infantry

marine infantry noun: an infantry corps which is trained or assigned to fight on or after transport by navy ships.

Noun

marine infantry (countable and uncountable, plural marine infantries)

  1. An infantry corps which is trained or assigned to fight on or after transport by navy ships.
    • The UK and US marine corps were originally their marine infantry

Forms of marine infantry

pluralmarine infantries

Questions about marine infantry

What does marine infantry mean?
Marine infantry means an infantry corps which is trained or assigned to fight on or after transport by navy ships.
What part of speech is marine infantry?
Marine infantry is a noun.
What is the plural of marine infantry?
The plural of marine infantry is marine infantries.

Words near marine infantry in the dictionary

  1. marine hospital
  2. marine ich
  3. marine iguana
  4. marine iguanas
  5. marine infantries
  6. marine infantry
  7. marine interest
  8. marine league
  9. marine leagues
  10. marine leg
  11. marine legs

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