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Meanings of lightly-armed in inglês

Armed with light weapons.

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        Examples for "light-armed"
        1
        The darters, and the rest of the light-armed auxiliaries, formed the van.
        The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
        2
        The use of the sling by the Persian light-armed is quite certain.
        The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
        3
        But the rest, who form the light-armed troops, carry a metal cudgel.
        The City of the Sun
        4
        His light-armed troops and horsemen were drawn up in concealment on either side.
        Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
        5
        He then dismissed the meeting, and sent out light-armed cohorts to collect forage.
        The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
        Usage of lightly-armed in inglês
        1
        Assad's forces have increasingly used helicopter gunships and warplanes against the lightly-armed insurgents.
        Reuters
        2
        Roger rode behind him, and was followed by the two lightly-armed men, who were to act as messengers.
        Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
        3
        It had been designated a United Nations "safe zone" and was being guarded by 600 lightly-armed Dutch UN soldiers.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Though vastly superior in a charge, the troopers' horses were ill able to come up with the active steeds of the lightly-armed smugglers.
        Won from the Waves
        5
        It has smashed its way into cities to crush lightly-armed rebels and civilians alike in 11 months of suppression by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
        Reuters
        6
        Some of the lightly-armed fighters wanted to return to the frontline while others wanted to regroup in Ras Lanuf and resume the attack Monday morning.
        Reuters
        7
        The convoy of 17 buses carrying about 300 lightly-armed fighters and 300 civilians has been stuck in Syria's eastern desert since Tuesday.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Lightly-armed UN peacekeepers, in what had been declared a UN "safe area", did nothing as the violence raged around them.
        Radio NZ