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Meanings of
cavalry
in English
Russian
конница
Portuguese
cavalaria
Spanish
arma de caballería
Catalan
cavalleria
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Soldiers or warriors fighting from horseback.
horsemen
Related terms
occupation
branch of service
Russian
конница
Portuguese
cavalaria
Catalan
cavalleria
Spanish
caballo
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Troops trained to fight on horseback.
horse
horse cavalry
Portuguese
cavalaria
Synonyms
Examples for "
horse
"
horse
horse cavalry
Examples for "
horse
"
1
My
horse
ran really great and we got second place, Rosario said.
2
Analysts now predict weeks of political
horse
-
trading
to form a new cabinet.
3
Allowing
horse
slaughter will benefit
horse
owners throughout the state, he said.
4
Why would a sea god create a land animal like the
horse
?
5
But I've got a good young
horse
here and a great team.
1
Nobody had tried to take Anvegad since the days of
horse
cavalry
.
2
Roosevelt had one interesting and illuminating experience with the "black
horse
cavalry
.
"
3
He developed as a natural leader of the honest opposition to the "black
horse
cavalry
.
"
4
I saw Ricketts's battery-theFirst Michigan charge;-theBlack-
Horse
cavalry
ride from the woods.
5
They were led by Jeb Stuart at the head of four thousand Black
Horse
Cavalry
.
Usage of
cavalry
in English
1
McGuire, Hugh H., Jr.; enlisted March 10; transferred to
cavalry
;
captain; killed.
2
The rout of the right wing shook the
cavalry
in the centre.
3
The remainder of the
cavalry
waited in the hollow behind the guns.
4
Attacking
cavalry
must have favorable ground in front; defending
cavalry
,
in rear.
5
An officer; I think it was a lieutenant in the Tennessee
cavalry
.
6
Sure enough: movement among the flags and pennants of the Imperial
cavalry
.
7
The light infantry of the guards and the
cavalry
were in reserve.
8
The latter considered that the
cavalry
regiments in India required drastic reorganisation.
9
The
cavalry
lieutenant reascended the bank, and saw the individual in uniform.
10
The
cavalry
swept in the flocks and herds from the country round.
11
The same was true of the other regiments in the
cavalry
division.
12
Here the senior
cavalry
instructor rode in front and gave the command:
13
Their main strength was still in
cavalry
;
and they came to grief.
14
The French, observing the reality, headed inland like a line of
cavalry
.
15
The
cavalry
and Camel corps had about twenty casualties in the pursuit.
16
His infantry covered thirty-six and his
cavalry
fifty-four miles in fifteen hours.
Other examples for "cavalry"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
cavalry
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
french cavalry
british cavalry
light cavalry
heavy cavalry
german cavalry
More collocations
Translations for
cavalry
Russian
конница
кавалерия
Portuguese
cavalaria
cavalo de guerra
cavalariano
Spanish
arma de caballería
caballeria
caballerías
arma de caballeria
caballería militar
caballerias
caballería
caballeria militar
caballo
caballería montada
Catalan
cavalleria
Cavalry
through the time
Cavalry
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common