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infantry
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in·fan·try  (nfn-tr)
n. pl. in·fan·tries
1. The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.
2. Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot: The general ordered his infantry to attack.
3. A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers: Company B of the 7th Infantry.

[French infanterie, from Old French, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante, youth, foot soldier, from Latin nfns, nfant-, infant; see infant.]

infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ]
n pl -tries
(Military)
a.  soldiers or units of soldiers who fight on foot with small arms
b.  (as modifier) an infantry unit Abbreviations Inf inf
[from Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier; see infant]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.infantry - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on footinfantry - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
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"
paratroops - infantry trained and equipped to parachute

infantry
noun infantrymen, foot soldiers The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.
Translations
infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ] Ninfantería f

infantry [ˈɪnfəntri] ninfanterie f
the infantry → l'infanterie
infantry division n (in army)division f d'infanterie

infantry
n (Mil) → Infanterie f, → Fußtruppe f (Hist)

infantry [ˈɪnfntrɪ] nfanteria

infantry
n or n pl infantry [ˈinfəntri]
(the part of an army consisting of) foot-soldiers The infantry was/were sent on ahead, with the artillery following in the rear. infanterie مُشاه пехора pěchota infanteri; fodfolk die Infanterie πεζικό infantería jalavägi پیاده نظام jalkaväki infanterie חֵיל-רַגלִים पैदल सेना pješadija gyalogság infanteri fótgöngulið fanteria 歩兵 보병 pėstininkai kājnieki infantri infanterie infanteri piechota infantaria infanterie пехота pechota pehota pešadija infanteri ทหารราบ piyade (birliği) 步兵 піхота, інфантерія پیادہ فوج bộ binh

infantry سلاح المُشَاة pěchota infanteri Infanterie πεζικό infantería jalkaväki infanterie pješadija fanteria 歩兵 보병 infanterie infanteri piechota infantaria пехота infanteri กองทหารราบ piyade bộ binh 步兵


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