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Marines

Other forms: Mariness

Definitions of Marines
  1. noun
    members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea
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    types:
    Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, USMC, United States Marine Corps, United States Marines
    an amphibious division of the United States Navy
    type of:
    armed service, military service, service
    a force that is a branch of the armed forces
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