Infantry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.
  • n. Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot: The general ordered his infantry to attack.
  • n. A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers: Company B of the 7th Infantry.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
  • n. The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops
  • n. A regiment of infantry
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A body of children.
  • n. A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Soldiery ✓ serving on foot, as distinguished from cavalry; that part of a military establishment using small-arms, and equipped for marching and fighting on foot, constituting the oldest of the “arms” into which armies are conventionally divided: as, a company, regiment, or brigade of infantry. Abbreviated infinitive
  • n. [As if directly ⟨ infant, n., 1, + -ry.] Infants in general; an assemblage of children.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
  • Antonym
    cavalry   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    army unit   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    paratroops   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    footsoldiers    foot    infantrymen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cavalry    battalion    militia    troop    volunteer    squadron    horseman    marine    garrison    scout