leath·er·neck

(lĕth′ər-nĕk′)

n. Slang

A member of the US Marine Corps.

[From the leather neckband that was once part of the uniform.]

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leatherneck

(ˈlɛðəˌnɛk)

(Military) slang a member of the US Marine Corps

[from the custom of facing the neckband of their uniform with leather]

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leath•er•neck

(ˈlɛð ərˌnɛk)

n. Informal.

a U.S. marine.

[1910–15; from the leather-lined collar that was formerly part of the uniform]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

leatherneck - a member of the United States Marine Corps

devil dog, Marine, shipboard soldier

Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, US Marine Corps, USMC - an amphibious division of the United States Navy

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

Translations

leatherneck

[ˈleðənek] N (US) → infante m de marina

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leatherneck

n (US inf) → Ledernacken m

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Also performing at Pizza Party will be Pushing Daisies, Dearest and Leatherneck.

Band end tour with charity gig

The Marines will largely operate from a sprawling installation known during earlier Marine operations as Camp Leatherneck, but will be based in other locations and could engage in combat.

US Marines Sent to Afghanistan's Helmand Province

Camp Leatherneck was the Marine Corps area, and Camp Shorabak was the Afghan National Army area.

Improving joint doctrine for security in theater: lessons from the Bastion-Leatherneck-Shorabak attack

Alongside "leatherneck Marines" we are introduced to "metalneck Marines"--combat robots that fight at the side of their human partners.

Reflections on reading

Salka, who was on his first combat deployment, was given a mission independent of advising--to protect Camps Leatherneck, Bastion, and Shorbak.

Marine awarded bronze star

The Navy acknowledges that deploying more of them is likely to harm endangered leatherneck turtles.

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US troops from Camp Leatherneck, which adjoined Camp Bastion, have also left, leaving Afghan forces in control of the entire site.

My soldier son's death was 'waste of a beautiful life'

The process was repeated at Camp Leatherneck, the United States base joining Bastion.

Troops say their final goodbye to Helmand

WASHINGTON -- The Marines' handover of Camp Leatherneck to the Afghans is more than a signal that America's longest war is ending.

As Marines depart Afghanistan, legacy lingers

The withdrawal of the remaining US and British troops from the combined base of Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion was carried out over 24 hours of near-continuous flights back and forth between Helmand and Kandahar Air Field, the aviation hub for southern Afghanistan.

Last international forces airlifted from key base in Afghanistan

The withdrawal of the nearly 1,000 remaining troops at the combined base of Camp Leatherneck and Camp Bastion was carried out over 24 hours of near-continuous flights back and forth between Helmand and Kandahar Air Field.

Last international forces airlifted from key base in Afghan south