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space marine

space marine noun: a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

Noun

space marine (plural space marines)

  1. a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

Forms of space marine

pluralspace marines

Origin of space marine

Named after the marines, infantry soldiers who serve in coastal areas to assist naval forces. The earliest usage of this term was from Bob Olsen's short story "Captain Brink of the Space Marines" in 1932, in which the titular soldiers rescue celebrity twins on Saturn's moon, Titan.

Questions about space marine

What does space marine mean?
Space marine means a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.
What part of speech is space marine?
Space marine is a noun.
What is the plural of space marine?
The plural of space marine is space marines.

Words near space marine in the dictionary

  1. Space Launch System
  2. Space Launcher System
  3. space law
  4. space line
  5. space lines
  6. space marine
  7. space marines
  8. space medicine
  9. space mission
  10. space missions
  11. space motion

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