"space marine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: space marines [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} space marine (plural space marines)
  1. (science fiction) a soldier who fights in outer space or extraterrestrial worlds. Wikipedia link: space marine Categories (topical): Science fiction, Stock characters, Warhammer Translations (science fiction super-soldiers): косми́ческий деса́нт (kosmíčeskij desánt) [masculine] (Russian), космодеса́нт (kosmodesánt) (Russian)

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