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cavalry

/ˈkæv.əl.ri/

cavalrynoun

cavalries

/ˈkæv.əl.ri/

Translations

The cavalry charged across the battlefield.

Кавалерия атаковала через поле боя.

The general ordered the cavalry to flank the enemy.

Генерал приказал коннице обойти врага с фланга.

Definitions

Soldiers who fought on horseback.

The cavalry charged across the battlefield, their horses thundering beneath them.

A modern military unit that uses armored vehicles.

The cavalry was deployed to the front lines with their tanks and armored cars.

A group of people who come to the rescue in a difficult situation.

Just when we thought all hope was lost, the cavalry arrived with reinforcements.

Synonyms

mounted troops

cavalryadjective

/ˈkævəlri/

Attributive use: placed before another noun to denote relation to mounted or armored cavalry forces.

Definitions

Relating to cavalry; of or pertaining to mounted troops or, by extension, modern armored cavalry units.

Several cavalry officers attended the ceremony in full dress uniform.