Infantry are soldiers who fight on foot rather than in tanks or on horses.
The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.
The enemy infantry was hiding.
...an infantry division.
...regiments of infantry.
Synonyms: infantrymen, foot soldiers More Synonyms of infantry
infantry in British English
(ˈɪnfəntrɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-tries
a.
soldiers or units of soldiers who fight on foot with small arms
b.
(as modifier)
an infantry unit
Abbreviation: Inf, inf
Word origin
C16: from Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier; see infant
infantry in American English
(ˈɪnfəntri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈinfantries
1.
foot soldiers collectively; esp., that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot
2. [I-]
a (designated) infantry regiment
the 274th Infantry
Word origin
Fr infanterie < It infanteria < infante, very young person, knight's page, foot soldier < L infans: see infant
Examples of 'infantry' in a sentence
infantry
Other infantry units will follow and introduce women in a phased approach.
The Sun (2016)
An army spokesman denied there were too few regular infantry units available to defend the islands.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are now allowed to enter the cavalry, infantry and armoured corps.
The Sun (2016)
No women have yet managed to pass the Marine infantry officer course.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We are at present fighting a tough infantry war of mobile patrolling against insurgents.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is no such thing as a natural infantry soldier.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The casualties resulting from massed infantry attacks were appalling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both served as officers in line infantry regiments.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
Between a half and a third of all infantry battalions served abroad.
French, David The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)
Two other companies were deployed as infantry units.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Tell him to have his infantry brigades press forward now with the utmost haste.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
Portable automatic weapons had become critical in infantry fighting.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Efforts are being made to protect soldiers in the infantry better from injury.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are also females attached to all different infantry units.
The Sun (2010)
An armoured personnel carrier and an infantry fighting vehicle rumbled forward past the checkpoint.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The battalion is a light infantry unit that has been trained in a commando role.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The other now has a makeshift trigger welded on so it can be used by an infantry soldier.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The note makes clear the restructuring will help end the practice of giving cavalry and infantry officers the top jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What was true was that to be a successful fighter pilot required different qualities from those that made a good infantry officer.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
The possibility of three infantry battalions being cut or merged has already been aired in Whitehall.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Consequently, we now have more major generals than infantry battalions.
The Sun (2010)
A regular infantry brigade costs around 100 million a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Ignoring pain and loss of blood, he continued to fight his tank in support of the infantry until the enemy had again been dispersed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The duty of the British infantry was now to stave off increasingly heavy attacks from cavalry, infantry and artillery.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Besides, I am still in my own mind an obscure infantry officer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Attitudes to the custom of promotion by purchase, permitted in the cavalry and infantry but not in the artillery or engineers, appear incredible today.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
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infantry
British English: infantry /ˈɪnfəntrɪ/ NOUN
The infantry are the soldiers in an army who fight on foot.