corps
IPA: kˈɔr
noun
- (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
- An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
- Obsolete spelling of corpse. [A dead body.]
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Examples of "corps" in Sentences
- The Navy is indebted to the corps.
- The Corps was noted for its esprit de corps.
- Grandpa was in the US Army Air Corps and then the Air Force.
- The motto of the Australian Army Aviation corps is Vigilance.
- The corps bolstered the forces of General Bragg's Army of Tennessee.
- For the remainder of the war, corps were added and subtracted from the army.
- The corps was subordinated to the Sixth Army during the Battle of Stalingrad.
- Moreover the Elephants corps was once again in the front of the Sassanid army.
- Includes commissioned officers of the Reconnaissance Corps of the British Army.
- The word "corps" comes from the French "corps d'armee" -- does that mean that the
- Because of what they see in corps members, they can now see potential in themselves.
- And yeah, the press corps is about forty years overdue for learning the basics of economics. patience Says:
- Meanwhile, the White House press corps is left with someone who is hard to caricature as anything other than colorless.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the midst of a multiyear study evaluating ways to stanch the flow of unwanted species.
- Force JAG corps is that their revelations continue to exacerbate the beliefs by other members of the service that there are two standards applied when it comes to the UCMJ.
- Miller, who prides himself on his knowledge of the Constitution, should know that when the founders chose to guarantee the freedom of the press, they recognized that a robust press corps is key to citizens holding those in power accountable.
- The existing laws and regulations of the French service differ slightly for different corps, but the general rule is as follows: No one can be appointed to the grade of officer in the army who has not graduated at one of the military schools, or has not served at least two years as a sub-officer in a _corps d'armée_.