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Meanings of infantry in English

Russian
пехота
Portuguese
infante
Spanish
infantería
Catalan
infanteria activa

Military service branch concerned with combat by individuals on foot.

        Related terms
        пехота
        Portuguese
        infantaria
        Catalan
        infanteria

        An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot.

              infantaria
              Usage of infantry in English
              1
              Our infantry has taken and made use of German weapons and ammunition.
              A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
              2
              The infantry barracks are outside of the walls, four in number; viz.
              The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
              3
              The light infantry of the guards and the cavalry were in reserve.
              True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
              4
              The bugle sounded, and in a short time the infantry fell in.
              The Queen's Cup
              5
              All the infantry was concentrated in the town and the entrenched camp.
              The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
              6
              The lad was in the infantry and going straight into the trenches.
              The Soul of a Bishop
              7
              The infantry and guns are extended in the form of a square.
              The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
              8
              The canopy of shrapnel smoke grew thicker; the infantry began to break.
              The Last Shot
              9
              And he was at sea now with a couple of infantry men.
              Coalition's End
              10
              His infantry covered thirty-six and his cavalry fifty-four miles in fifteen hours.
              The Great Boer War
              11
              Seven or eight hundred anemic, half-starved men armed with light infantry weapons.
              The forgotten soldier
              12
              He became full general of infantry in 1873 and retired immediately afterwards.
              The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
              13
              The loss of the 3d infantry in commissioned officers was especially severe.
              Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
              14
              This infantry of the janizaries was the first standing army in Europe.
              The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 / The Later Ren...
              15
              On the 7th of April the infantry marched out in three columns.
              Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria'...
              16
              The Spaniards and Gauls occupied the centre of the line of infantry.
              The Young Carthaginian: A Story of The Times of Hannibal
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