Definition of Cavalry

1. Noun. Troops trained to fight on horseback. "500 horse led the attack"

Exact synonyms: Horse, Horse Cavalry
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Military Personnel, Soldiery, Troops
Member holonyms: Cavalryman, Trooper

2. Noun. A highly mobile army unit.
Generic synonyms: Army Unit
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Specialized synonyms: Squadron, Horse Cavalry, Mechanized Cavalry
Member holonyms: Troop, Cavalryman, Trooper

Definition of Cavalry

1. n. That part of military force which serves on horseback.

Definition of Cavalry

1. Noun. (military) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. ¹

2. Noun. (military) Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry. ¹

3. Noun. (military) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cavalry

1. a mobile army unit [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavalry

cavalier hat
cavaliered
cavaliering
cavalierish
cavalierism
cavalierisms
cavalierly
cavalierness
cavaliers
cavalla
cavallas
cavalletti
cavallies
cavally
cavalries
cavalry (current term)
cavalry bone
cavalry horse
cavalry sword
cavalryman
cavalrymen
cavalrywoman
cavalrywomen
cavansite
cavaquinho
cavaquinhos
cavas
cavascope

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