Cavalry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A highly mobile army unit using vehicular transport, such as light armor and helicopters.
  • n. Troops trained to fight on horseback.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
  • n. Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry.
  • n. An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That part of military force which serves on horseback.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A class of soldiers who march and fight on horseback; that part of an army, or of any military force, which consists of troops that serve on horseback, as distinguished from infantry, or foot-soldiers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a highly mobile army unit
  • n. troops trained to fight on horseback
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    soldiery    horse    uhla    yeomanry    Life Guards    Horse Guards    dragoon guards    dragoons    hussars    lancers   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    infantry    troop    militia    horseman    regiment    squadron    garrison    scout    volunteer    marine