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lance corporal
noun
: an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
Examples of lance corporal in a Sentence
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By 2022, Evan was 19 and a Marine Corps lance corporal stationed in California.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
Davis enlisted in the Marine Corps in September 2019 and was promoted to the rank of lance corporal on Jan. 1.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
Dorsey was in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2002-06, achieving the rank of lance corporal.
—Evan Desai, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
The Princess promoted the pony from lance corporal to corporal before departing the barracks by helicopter.
—Ollie MacNaughton, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023
The three Marine lance corporals who were found dead in a vehicle at a North Carolina gas station Sunday died of carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 26 July 2023
Three men who were found dead in a vehicle Sunday morning at a North Carolina store have been identified as Marine lance corporals from Camp Lejeune, officials said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 July 2023
Two other people, including a lance corporal, saw her and talked to her, the defense said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
The lance corporals, identified by the U.S. Marine Corps as Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19, of Madison, Wisconsin; Merax C. Dockery, 23, of Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; and Ivan R. Garcia, 23, of Naples, Florida, were stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 July 2023
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Word History
Etymology
lance (as in obsolete lancepesade lance corporal, from Middle French lancepessade)
First Known Use
1786, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Lance corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lance%20corporal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
lance corporal
noun
: an enlisted person with a rank just below that of corporal in the marines
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