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corps
[ kawr ]
noun
- Military.
- a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: corps of cadets.
the U.S. Marine Corps;
corps of cadets.
- Also called army corps. a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- a group of persons associated or acting together:
the diplomatic corps;
the press corps.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Printing. a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 inch (3.8 millimeters):
14 corps.
- Obsolete. corpse.
corps
/ ɔː /
noun
- a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
- a military body with a specific function
intelligence corps
medical corps
- a body of people associated together
the diplomatic corps
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of corps1
Example Sentences
But a forensic investigation found “not a shred of proof” that corpses were burned at the site, Gertz told reporters, dismissing the notion that the ranch had been a cartel extermination center.
Why the Chargers drafted him: Reloading the receiving corps was a top priority, especially after the Chargers didn’t bring in any major pass-catching weapons in free agency.
Despite adding Adams to a receiver corps that includes Nacua and speedy Tutu Atwell, the Rams could seek another dynamic receiver.
An unnamed friend of Iamaleava’s family told Front Office Sports that the dissatisfaction with the Volunteers centered on the need to bolster the offensive line and receiving corps, not a demand for additional compensation.
Prior to his arrest he had served as deputy chief of the army's general staff overseeing the signals corps and military communications.
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