| 单词 | pay corps |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspay corps pay corps n. a corps of any of the armed services (esp. the U.S. Navy) which administers pay, provides funds for supplies, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > administration and supply branches baggage1603 field train1692 Corps of Wagoners1802 wagon-corps1810 subsistence department1820 baggage-train1841 rear echelon1852 Control Department1867 Army Service Corps1869 A.S.C.1871 pay corps1876 Q1916 echelon1922 1876 J. R. Soley Hist. Sketch of U.S. Naval Acad. ii. i. 140 Outside of the academic staff, there are attached to the Academy a chaplain, a number of officers of the Medical and Pay Corps of the Navy, [etc.]. 1884 Naval Encycl. 638/1 The pay corps of the navy is the outgrowth of the old system of ‘pursers’. 2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 31 Aug. b6 Colin chose the Royal Army Pay Corps, because, he said, it paid a few shillings more than other branches. < as lemmas |
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