English Explanatory Dictionary

space marine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds.

Word forms

space marine space marines

Etymology

Named after the marines, infantry soldiers who serve in coastal areas to assist naval forces. The earliest usage of this term was from Bob Olsen's short story "Captain Brink of the Space Marines" in 1932, in which the titular soldiers rescue celebrity twins on Saturn's moon, Titan.

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