cavalry

troops trained to fight in armored vehicles or on horseback

Not to be confused with:

Calvary – site of Jesus’ crucifixion

cav·al·ry

(kăv′əl-rē)

n. pl. cav·al·ries

1. A highly mobile army unit using vehicular transport, such as light armor and helicopters.

2. Troops trained to fight on horseback.

[French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere, cavalier, from Old Italian; see cavalier.]

cav′al·ry·man n.

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cavalry

(ˈkævəlrɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Military) (esp formerly) the part of an army composed of mounted troops

2. (Military) the armoured element of a modern army

3. (Military) (as modifier): a cavalry unit; a cavalry charge.

[C16: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere horseman; see cavalier]

ˈcavalryman n

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cav•al•ry

(ˈkæv əl ri)

n., pl. -ries.

a. a unit of troops serving on horseback.

b. motorized infantry units.

2. horsemen, horses, etc., collectively.

[1585–95; syncopated variant of cavallery < Italian cavalleria, derivative of early Italian cavaliere cavalier]

Cavalry

horses or horsemen collectively; horse soldiers collectively as contrasted with infantry, 1591.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	cavalry - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" horse cavalry, horse 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" military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
	2.	cavalry - a highly mobile army unit 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" squadron - a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms troop - a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company horse cavalry - an army unit mounted on horseback mechanized cavalry - an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

cavalry

noun horsemen, horse, mounted troops They were the best-mounted cavalry in all the world.
foot soldiers, infantrymen

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Translations

فُرْسان، حَيّالَه

jezdectvokavalérie

kavalerirytteri

Kavallerie

caballería

ratsuväki

cavalerie

חיל-פרשים

konjanikkonjaništvokonjica

lovasságlovas

riddaraliî

cavalleria

kavalerija

kavalērija

kavaleri

кавалерист кавалерия конница

kavaléria

süvari

骑兵

cavalry

[ˈkævəlrɪ]

A. N → caballería f

B. CPD cavalry charge N → carga f de caballería
cavalry officer N → oficial m de caballería
cavalry twill N tela asargada utilizada para confeccionar pantalones

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cavalry

[ˈkæv^əlri] n → cavalerie f

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cavalry

n → Kavallerie f, → Reiterei f

cavalry

cavalryman

n → Kavallerist m

cavalry officer

n → Kavallerieoffizier m

cavalry twill

n → Reitertrikot m, strapazierfähiger Hosenstoff

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cavalry

[ˈkæv/əlrɪ] n → cavalleria

cavalry

(ˈkӕvəlri) noun or noun plural

(the part of an army consisting of) horse-soldiers. The cavalry were/was ordered to advance.

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The Seventh Cavalry still in garrison, here; also the Ninth Dragoons, two artillery companies, and some infantry.

He is privileged, all over the post, like Shekels, the Seventh Cavalry's dog, and visits everybody's quarters and picks up everything that is going, in the way of news.

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For the Spaniards cannot resist cavalry, and the Switzers are afraid of infantry whenever they encounter them in close combat.

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By the brand on my shoulder, the finest of tunes Is played by the Lancers, Hussars, and Dragoons, And it's sweeter than "Stables" or "Water" to me-- The Cavalry Canter of "Bonnie Dundee"!

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Quasimodo who did not hear, saw the naked swords, the torches, the irons of the pikes, all that cavalry, at the head of which he recognized Captain Phoebus; he beheld the confusion of the outcasts, the terror of some, the disturbance among the bravest of them, and from this unexpected succor he recovered so much strength, that he hurled from the church the first assailants who were already climbing into the gallery.

He advanced thus into the very thickest of the cavalry, with the tranquil slowness, the lolling of the head and the regular breathing of a harvester attacking a field of wheat.

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Behind our position was a steep and deep dip, making it difficult for artillery and cavalry to retire.

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For months after the big battle at Stone River these outposts were in constant quarrel, most of the trouble occurring, naturally, on the turnpike mentioned, between detachments of cavalry. Sometimes the infantry and artillery took a hand in the game by way of showing their good-will.

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At a very early age--perhaps it was when she traversed the ocean of waving grass--she remembered that she had been passionately enamored of a dignified and sad-eyed cavalry officer who visited her father in Kentucky.

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As we approached, I saw a herd of cavalry horses grazing under guard outside the walls of the post.

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Captain had been broken in and trained for an army horse; his first owner was an officer of cavalry going out to the Crimean war.

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Now, when the King saw how a single man was carrying away the wealth of the whole country he was very angry, and made his cavalry mount and pursue the Six, and bring back the strong man with the sack.

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