corps

Signification

1. A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɔː/

Étymologie

From French corps d’armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse and corpus. See also English riff.

Phrases

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Le Flying Corps devait à cet homme beaucoup plus qu'ils ne le savent ou ne le pensent.