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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
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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