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staff corps

staff corps noun: a body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.

Noun

staff corps (plural staff corps)

  1. (UK, historical) A body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.
  2. (India, historical) A body of British officers serving on the permanent Indian establishment, appointed from it to do duty with native regiments, etc.

Forms of staff corps

pluralstaff corps

Questions about staff corps

What does staff corps mean?
Staff corps means a body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.
What part of speech is staff corps?
Staff corps is a noun.
What is the plural of staff corps?
The plural of staff corps is staff corps.

Words near staff corps in the dictionary

  1. staff angles
  2. staff captain
  3. staff captains
  4. staff college
  5. staff colleges
  6. staff corps
  7. staff function
  8. staff functions
  9. staff nurse
  10. staff nurses
  11. staff of Asclepius

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