ship's corporal — noun : corporal 1b … Useful english dictionary
Corporal — Cor po*ral (k[^o]r p[ o]*ral), n. [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See {Chief}, and cf. {Caporal}.] (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corporal's guard — Corporal Cor po*ral (k[^o]r p[ o]*ral), n. [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See {Chief}, and cf. {Caporal}.] (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corporal — This article is about the military rank. For other uses, see Corporal (disambiguation). Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces Officers Admiral of the fleet Ma … Wikipedia
ship — n. & v. n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three, four, or five square rigged masts. 2 US an aircraft. 3 a spaceship. 4 colloq. a boat, esp. a racing boat. v. (shipped, shipping) 1 tr. put, take,… … Useful english dictionary
corporal — 1. n. 1 a non commissioned army or air force officer ranking next below sergeant. 2 (in full ship s corporal) Brit. an officer under the master at arms, attending to police matters. 3 US a freshwater fallfish, Semotilis corporalis. Etymology: obs … Useful english dictionary
corporal — corporal1 noun 1》 a rank of non commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. 2》 (also ship s corporal) Brit. historical a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master… … English new terms dictionary
Lance corporal — Corporal Cor po*ral (k[^o]r p[ o]*ral), n. [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See {Chief}, and cf. {Caporal}.] (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corporal — I cor•po•ral [[t]ˈkɔr pər əl, prəl[/t]] adj. 1) of the body; bodily: corporal punishment[/ex] 2) personal: corporal possession[/ex] 3) Obs. corporeal; of the material world • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME corporall (< AF) < L corporālis bodily… … From formal English to slang
Maritime Prepositioning ship — Three unidentified maritime prepositioning ships anchored off the coast of Saipan in June 2011 The 31 Maritime Prepositioning Ships (MPS) are part of the United States Military Sealift Command s (MSC) Prepositioning Program. They are… … Wikipedia
