Definition of lance corporal in English:

lance corporal

noun

A rank of non-commissioned officer in the British army, above private and below corporal.
Example sentencesExamples
- He fought in the Tet Offensive in 1968 as a lance corporal with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines.
- He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death.
- Born in York in November 1907, he was called up into the Army in November 1939 and joined the Royal Army Service Corp, becoming a reluctant lance corporal.
- When the lance corporal picked up that machinegun to save the lives of his fellow Marines, he had never fired a machinegun before.
- Another, 21-year-old lance corporal, with the Irish Guards, has yet to be informed of the charge against him and has not yet been named.
- In trying to protect herself, the lance corporal caught her finger on the sharp edge, causing a wound which needed two stitches.
- The father-of-three and former army lance corporal was more than two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit.
- During the Second World War, he was a lance corporal and PE instructor in the army, and once met his younger brother, Ronald, by chance in Cairo while they were both on war service.
- Her mother married a dashing Jack-the-lad, who had been a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the war.
- Bob, himself a former soldier with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks in York, said his son was a lance corporal in the Royal Logistics Corps, working as a chef.
- He demonstrated personal courage in battle and was awarded the Iron Cross-First Class, relatively rare for a lance corporal.
- Stephen had the rank of lance corporal in the Signals, the section into which those with a scientific bent were traditionally placed.
- Once in the war theater, the thinking goes, even a seasoned reporter will hug his favorite lance corporal's ankle for protection and file patriotic fluff.
- The feelings of hundreds of family and friends were summed up by Wendy Schofield, 39, of Brookford Close, Burnley, whose husband Mark, 40, is a Territorial lance corporal.
- George Solomou is a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the London Irish Rifles.
- The 39-year-old, who has been in the army since leaving school, was in the front of the lead vehicle being driven by a lance corporal with the Norwegian bomb disposal officer in the back.
- The former Royal Engineers lance corporal had 14 years' service with West Midlands Police.
- When The Green Howards were evacuated from Dunkirk he was promoted to sergeant from lance corporal.
- Emmett, a former lance corporal, brought his Gordon Highlanders hat that he wore in the war with him to the service.
- I went through all the ranks from private to acting full colonel, but in retrospect the cushiest of all was unpaid acting lance corporal, which I held for my long journey on a troopship to the Middle East.

Origin

Late 18th century: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata 'broken lance'.

Definition of lance corporal in US English:

lance corporal

nounˈˌlæns ˌkɔrp(ə)rəlˈˌlans ˌkôrp(ə)rəl

An enlisted person in the US Marine Corps ranking above private first class and below corporal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Stephen had the rank of lance corporal in the Signals, the section into which those with a scientific bent were traditionally placed.
- The feelings of hundreds of family and friends were summed up by Wendy Schofield, 39, of Brookford Close, Burnley, whose husband Mark, 40, is a Territorial lance corporal.
- Once in the war theater, the thinking goes, even a seasoned reporter will hug his favorite lance corporal's ankle for protection and file patriotic fluff.
- Emmett, a former lance corporal, brought his Gordon Highlanders hat that he wore in the war with him to the service.
- The 39-year-old, who has been in the army since leaving school, was in the front of the lead vehicle being driven by a lance corporal with the Norwegian bomb disposal officer in the back.
- He demonstrated personal courage in battle and was awarded the Iron Cross-First Class, relatively rare for a lance corporal.
- He fought in the Tet Offensive in 1968 as a lance corporal with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines.
- I went through all the ranks from private to acting full colonel, but in retrospect the cushiest of all was unpaid acting lance corporal, which I held for my long journey on a troopship to the Middle East.
- He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death.
- Her mother married a dashing Jack-the-lad, who had been a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the war.
- During the Second World War, he was a lance corporal and PE instructor in the army, and once met his younger brother, Ronald, by chance in Cairo while they were both on war service.
- Born in York in November 1907, he was called up into the Army in November 1939 and joined the Royal Army Service Corp, becoming a reluctant lance corporal.
- Bob, himself a former soldier with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks in York, said his son was a lance corporal in the Royal Logistics Corps, working as a chef.
- In trying to protect herself, the lance corporal caught her finger on the sharp edge, causing a wound which needed two stitches.
- When The Green Howards were evacuated from Dunkirk he was promoted to sergeant from lance corporal.
- The father-of-three and former army lance corporal was more than two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit.
- The former Royal Engineers lance corporal had 14 years' service with West Midlands Police.
- Another, 21-year-old lance corporal, with the Irish Guards, has yet to be informed of the charge against him and has not yet been named.
- George Solomou is a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the London Irish Rifles.
- When the lance corporal picked up that machinegun to save the lives of his fellow Marines, he had never fired a machinegun before.

Origin

Late 18th century: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of noncommissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’.

单词	lance corporal
释义	Definition of lance corporal in English: lance corporal noun A rank of non-commissioned officer in the British army, above private and below corporal. Example sentencesExamples He fought in the Tet Offensive in 1968 as a lance corporal with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death. Born in York in November 1907, he was called up into the Army in November 1939 and joined the Royal Army Service Corp, becoming a reluctant lance corporal. When the lance corporal picked up that machinegun to save the lives of his fellow Marines, he had never fired a machinegun before. Another, 21-year-old lance corporal, with the Irish Guards, has yet to be informed of the charge against him and has not yet been named. In trying to protect herself, the lance corporal caught her finger on the sharp edge, causing a wound which needed two stitches. The father-of-three and former army lance corporal was more than two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit. During the Second World War, he was a lance corporal and PE instructor in the army, and once met his younger brother, Ronald, by chance in Cairo while they were both on war service. Her mother married a dashing Jack-the-lad, who had been a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the war. Bob, himself a former soldier with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks in York, said his son was a lance corporal in the Royal Logistics Corps, working as a chef. He demonstrated personal courage in battle and was awarded the Iron Cross-First Class, relatively rare for a lance corporal. Stephen had the rank of lance corporal in the Signals, the section into which those with a scientific bent were traditionally placed. Once in the war theater, the thinking goes, even a seasoned reporter will hug his favorite lance corporal's ankle for protection and file patriotic fluff. The feelings of hundreds of family and friends were summed up by Wendy Schofield, 39, of Brookford Close, Burnley, whose husband Mark, 40, is a Territorial lance corporal. George Solomou is a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the London Irish Rifles. The 39-year-old, who has been in the army since leaving school, was in the front of the lead vehicle being driven by a lance corporal with the Norwegian bomb disposal officer in the back. The former Royal Engineers lance corporal had 14 years' service with West Midlands Police. When The Green Howards were evacuated from Dunkirk he was promoted to sergeant from lance corporal. Emmett, a former lance corporal, brought his Gordon Highlanders hat that he wore in the war with him to the service. I went through all the ranks from private to acting full colonel, but in retrospect the cushiest of all was unpaid acting lance corporal, which I held for my long journey on a troopship to the Middle East. Origin Late 18th century: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of non-commissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata 'broken lance'. Definition of lance corporal in US English: lance corporal nounˈˌlæns ˌkɔrp(ə)rəlˈˌlans ˌkôrp(ə)rəl An enlisted person in the US Marine Corps ranking above private first class and below corporal. Example sentencesExamples Stephen had the rank of lance corporal in the Signals, the section into which those with a scientific bent were traditionally placed. The feelings of hundreds of family and friends were summed up by Wendy Schofield, 39, of Brookford Close, Burnley, whose husband Mark, 40, is a Territorial lance corporal. Once in the war theater, the thinking goes, even a seasoned reporter will hug his favorite lance corporal's ankle for protection and file patriotic fluff. Emmett, a former lance corporal, brought his Gordon Highlanders hat that he wore in the war with him to the service. The 39-year-old, who has been in the army since leaving school, was in the front of the lead vehicle being driven by a lance corporal with the Norwegian bomb disposal officer in the back. He demonstrated personal courage in battle and was awarded the Iron Cross-First Class, relatively rare for a lance corporal. He fought in the Tet Offensive in 1968 as a lance corporal with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. I went through all the ranks from private to acting full colonel, but in retrospect the cushiest of all was unpaid acting lance corporal, which I held for my long journey on a troopship to the Middle East. He was due to marry his fiancée Debbie this year and was promoted from the rank of lance corporal to corporal only days before his death. Her mother married a dashing Jack-the-lad, who had been a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the war. During the Second World War, he was a lance corporal and PE instructor in the army, and once met his younger brother, Ronald, by chance in Cairo while they were both on war service. Born in York in November 1907, he was called up into the Army in November 1939 and joined the Royal Army Service Corp, becoming a reluctant lance corporal. Bob, himself a former soldier with 2 Signal Regiment based at Imphal Barracks in York, said his son was a lance corporal in the Royal Logistics Corps, working as a chef. In trying to protect herself, the lance corporal caught her finger on the sharp edge, causing a wound which needed two stitches. When The Green Howards were evacuated from Dunkirk he was promoted to sergeant from lance corporal. The father-of-three and former army lance corporal was more than two-and-a-half times over the drink drive limit. The former Royal Engineers lance corporal had 14 years' service with West Midlands Police. Another, 21-year-old lance corporal, with the Irish Guards, has yet to be informed of the charge against him and has not yet been named. George Solomou is a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the London Irish Rifles. When the lance corporal picked up that machinegun to save the lives of his fellow Marines, he had never fired a machinegun before. Origin Late 18th century: on the analogy of obsolete lancepesade, the lowest grade of noncommissioned officer, based on Italian lancia spezzata ‘broken lance’.
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