Corps Definition

kôr
noun
A branch of the armed forces having some specialized function.
The Signal Corps, the Marine Corps.
Webster's New World
A body of people associated in some work, organization, etc. under common direction.
A diplomatic corps.
Webster's New World
A tactical subdivision of an army, normally composed of two or more divisions, plus auxiliary service troops.
Webster's New World
An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
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Origin of Corps

  • French from Old French from Latin corpus body kwrep- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French corps (“body”), from Latin corpus (“body”).

    From Wiktionary

Corps Sentence Examples

  • Our corps was stationed on a hillside.

  • In 1902 the special corps in Eritrea numbered about 4700 of all ranks, including nearly 4000 natives.

  • He commanded the corps in the battles of Alma and Inkerman.

  • When McClellan entered upon his Peninsular Campaign in 1862 the important duty of defending Washington from the army of "Stonewall" Jackson fell to the corps commanded by Banks.

  • The battle of Alexandria, fought on the 21st of March of that year, between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby, took place near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the sea and Lake Aboukir, along which the British of troops had advanced towards Alexandria after the actions of Aboukir on the 8th and Mandora on the 13th.

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