leatherneck

leatherneck
Synonyms and related words:
Marine Corps, Naval Reservist, Royal Marine, Royal Marines, Seabee, bluejacket, boot, cadet, devil dogs, frogman, gob, horse marine, jollies, jolly, leathernecks, marine, marines, midshipman, midshipmite, naval cadet, navy man, sea soldiers, swabbie

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  • Leatherneck — is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps. The term refers to the high leather collar on the Marine Corps uniform designed to protect the neck from a sword blow during battle. The dress blue uniform still bears a… …   Wikipedia

  • Leatherneck — (engl.: Ledernacken) bezeichnet: eine Eigenbezeichnung der US amerikanischen Marines, siehe United States Marine Corps The Leatherneck, US amerikanischer Kriegsfilm (1929) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • leatherneck — leath er*neck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The sordid friar bird of Australia ({Tropidorhynchus sordidus}). [1913 Webster] 2. [from the leather collar that was once part of their uniform.] A member of the United States Marine Corps; a United States Marine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leatherneck — U.S. Marine, 1914, Navy slang, from LEATHER (Cf. leather) + NECK (Cf. neck). So called for the leather collars of their early uniforms; earlier in British use (1890) as a sailor s term for a soldier …   Etymology dictionary

  • leatherneck — ☆ leatherneck [leth′ər nek΄] n. [from the leather lining that was part of the collar of the Marine uniform ] Slang a U.S. Marine …   English World dictionary

  • leatherneck — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A member of the United States Marine Corps. * /I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leatherneck — {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A member of the United States Marine Corps. * /I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leatherneck — noun slang informal A member of the United States Marine Corps. I didn t know your son Joe became a leatherneck …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Leatherneck Magazine — of the Marines (or simply Leatherneck ) is a magazine founded in 1917 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia for members of the United States Marine Corps. The magazine is sometimes referred to as the Reader s Digest for Marines. Its name… …   Wikipedia

  • Leatherneck (disambiguation) — Leatherneck is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps, and it may also refer to:In military uses: * Leatherneck Magazine , a magazine for current and former members of the U. S. Marine Corps * The Leatherneck , the… …   Wikipedia

  • Leatherneck Raiders — Infobox comics organization imagesize= caption= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders #1 (Jan 1968) creators=Gary Friedrich Dick Ayers type=Marine unit business= organisation= organization=y base= owners=… …   Wikipedia

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