Commando vs Marine - What's the difference?
commando | marine |
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
* 1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 89:
A commando trooper
(historical) An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops
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Of, or pertaining to, the sea (marine biology'', marine ''insurance .)
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, title= A member of a marine corps.
(capitalised in the plural) A marine corps.
A painting representing some marine subject.
As a noun commando
is a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.As a verb marine is
.commando
English
Noun
(wikipedia commando) (en-noun)- The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture [...].
Derived terms
* go commandoReferences
marine
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.}}
Noun
(en noun)- He was a marine in World War II.
- He fought with the Marines in World War II.