Definition of Lance corporal

1. Noun. An enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal.


Definition of Lance corporal

1. Noun. (American English) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as ''LCpl.'' ¹

2. Noun. (British) A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lance Corporal

lana
lanai
lanais
lanaries
lanarkite
lanary
lanas
lanate
lanated
lanatoside D
lanatosides
lance-corporal
lance-jack
lance-jacks
lance corporal
lance corporals
lance fish
lanced
lancefish
lancefishes
lancegay
lancegays
lancehead
lanceless
lancelet
lancelets
lancelike
lancely
lanceolar

Literary usage of Lance corporal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Poems of the Great War by John William Cunliffe (1916)
"... lest they Have other words to say Of the same story! — D. Howard Tripp. (Lance-Corporal, London Irish Rifles, British Expeditionary Force. ..."

2. From Private to Field-marshal by William Robert Robertson (1921)
"... in guard-room—My second " crime "—Promoted Lance- Corporal—Backward state of training—Field-days—Reasons for defective training—Lord Wolseley, ..."

3. Germany's Violations of the Laws of War 1914-15 by Ministère Des Affaires Étrangères, France, John Otway Percy Bland (1915)
"75 EXTRACT from the note-book of Lance-Corporal Paul Spielmann, of the Ersatz, 1st Brigade of Infantry of the Guard, recording the massacre of the ..."

4. A Dictionary of Military Terms by Edward Samuel Farrow (1918)
"lance corporal.—The assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal. ... A common expression, meaning a lance corporal. Lance Knight. ..."

5. Sessional Papers (1902)
"2753 Lance-Corporal J. Patrick. ROYAL ENGINEERS (MILITIA). Hon. Lieut. ... Lance-Serjeant Xeal. 2709 Lance-Serjeant ACE Darke. 8360 Lance-Corporal ..."

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