infantry

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.

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

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infantry

Noun

pl -tries soldiers who fight on foot [Italian infanteria]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

infantry - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" 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

Translations

infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ] n → infantería

infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ] n → infanterie f

infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ] n → Infanterie f

infantry [ˈɪnfəntrɪ] n → fanteria

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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.infanterieمُشاهпехораpěchotainfanteri; fodfolkdie Infanterieπεζικόinfanteríajalavägiپیاده نظامjalkaväkiinfanterieחֵיל-רַגלִיםपैदल सेनाpješadijagyalogságinfanterifótgönguliðfanteria歩兵보병(대)pėstininkaikājniekiinfantriinfanterieinfanteripiechotainfantariainfanterieпехотаpechotapehotapešadijainfanteriทหารราบpiyade (birliği)步兵піхота, інфантеріяپیادہ فوجbộ binh步兵