Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
signal corps ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
Origin of signal corps An Americanism dating back to 1860–65 Examples from the Web for signal corps Historical Examples of signal corps
The Signal-Corps keep on the front; their services are of great value.
Albert D. Richardson
Here, on the extreme summit, is an open tent of the Signal-Corps.
Albert D. Richardson
“Then I’ll go back to town and set the signal-corps men to work,” he said.
Frederick Palmer
He has even picked up the Morse code, and only yesterday I found him relieving the signal-corps man at the key.
Charles Neville Buck
It was strange to find this little station with two or three men of the signal-corps away out here in the wilderness.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled
Hudson Stuck