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[ kav-uhl-ree ] / ˈkæv əl ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cavalry ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural cav·al·ries.Military. - the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
- mounted soldiers collectively.
- the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
horsemen, horses, etc., collectively. Origin of cavalry1585–95; syncopated variant of cavallery<Italian cavalleria, derivative of cavalierecavalier WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cavalryCalvary, cavalry Words nearby cavalryCavalier poets, cavalier servente, cavalla, Cavalleria Rusticana, Cavallini, cavalry, cavalryman, cavalry twill, Cavan, cavate, cavatelli Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cavalryThe latter groups played a supporting role in the battlefield, by forming solid infantry lines or at times doubling up as screening medium cavalry. History of the Crusades: Origins, Politics, and Crusaders|Dattatreya Mandal|March 23, 2020|Realm of History A newsagent further down on Nathan Road told The Daily Beast that he recognized a number of retired cops in the cavalry charge. Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors|Ben Leung|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST A similar pattern occurred when metal swords, armor, cavalry charges and dense infantry ranks developed. War! What Is It Good For? A Lot|Nick Romeo|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban. The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dostum famously led Uzbek cavalry charges supported by U.S. B-52 bombers to defeat the Taliban. The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’|Bruce Riedel|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST They rode as far as Tours on the Loire until stopped by the French cavalry of Charles Martel. Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST To increase the efficiency of the cavalry extensive manœuvres were organised. Sir John French|Cecil Chisholm Infantry, cavalry and artillery crossed the creek and the ridges and formed in a solid line which nothing could resist. The Scouts of Stonewall|Joseph A. Altsheler A regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry were put on guard and patrolled the streets to reduce the riotous to order. From Fort Henry to Corinth|Manning Ferguson Force For his whole theory of cavalry tactics is based on the realisation that massive formations are now hopelessly out of date. Sir John French|Cecil Chisholm In this pursuit he took the lead at the head of a detachment of cavalry. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving
British Dictionary definitions for cavalry
noun plural -ries(esp formerly) the part of an army composed of mounted troops the armoured element of a modern army (as modifier)a cavalry unit; a cavalry charge Derived forms of cavalrycavalryman, nounWord Origin for cavalryC16: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere horseman; see cavalier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cavalrysquadron, horse, army, lancers, bowlegs, rangers, hussars, cuirassiers, dragoons, chasseurs, uhlans |