air cavalryn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː ˌkavlri/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌkævəlri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, cavalry n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + cavalry n.Although quot. 1913 might suggest a French model, cavalerie aérienne is apparently not recorded in either dictionaries of French or elsewhere until the late 20th-cent., and then chiefly as a calque of the English word.

Military (chiefly U.S.).

A highly mobile division of an army which uses aircraft for a variety of functions, as observation, delivery of supplies and troops, aerial assault, evacuation, etc.

ΚΠ

1913 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 26 Apr. 6/5 The French air cavalry, especially the aeroplanists at Nancy, scurried to their hangers [sic].

1965 Observer 11 July 2/5 The United States is about to reinforce its troops in Vietnam with a new high-powered ‘air-cavalry’ division.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 Mar. a25/6 The Defense Department says that the UH-60 has been a stalwart on air cavalry and electronic warfare missions and evacuations for more than 20 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air cavalry
释义	air cavalryn. Brit. /ˈɛː ˌkavlri/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌkævəlri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, cavalry n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + cavalry n.Although quot. 1913 might suggest a French model, cavalerie aérienne is apparently not recorded in either dictionaries of French or elsewhere until the late 20th-cent., and then chiefly as a calque of the English word. Military (chiefly U.S.). A highly mobile division of an army which uses aircraft for a variety of functions, as observation, delivery of supplies and troops, aerial assault, evacuation, etc. ΚΠ 1913 Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gaz. 26 Apr. 6/5 The French air cavalry, especially the aeroplanists at Nancy, scurried to their hangers [sic]. 1965 Observer 11 July 2/5 The United States is about to reinforce its troops in Vietnam with a new high-powered ‘air-cavalry’ division. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 12 Mar. a25/6 The Defense Department says that the UH-60 has been a stalwart on air cavalry and electronic warfare missions and evacuations for more than 20 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1913
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