corps meaning
EN[kɔː] [kɔɹ] [ko(ː)ɹ] [koə] [-ɔː(ɹ)] [kɔːz] [kɔɹz] [ko(ː)ɹz] [koəz] [-ɔː(ɹ)z]US
WCorps
- A corps (/ˈkɔər/ "core"; the plural is spelled the same as singular but pronounced /ˈkɔərz/ "cores"; from French, from the Latin corpus "body") is an organized body of people.
- It may be:
- A large military formation composed of two or more military divisions. There is no rule for the size of a corps, but typically it might consist of 20,000 to 40,000 soldiers.
- A professional branch of the armed forces such as a medical corps, signal corps, marine corps, etc.
- A civilian public organization such as a police corps, ambulance corps, Civil Defence Corps etc.
FR corps
- NounPREcor-
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The structure will house the United States Army signal corps office which maintains radio and cable communication between Alaska and the States
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
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