Meaning

4 senses
  1. (historical, uncountable, usually)The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

    Reiterei, Kavallerie

    кавале́рияkavalérija, ко́нницаkónnica

    кінно́таkinnóta, кавале́ріяkavalérija

  2. (countable)An individual unit of this arm of service.

    Kavallerie

    кавалери́стkavaleríst

  3. (countable)The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.

  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.

    call in the cavalry

More definitions
  • a highly mobile army unit
  • troops trained to fight on horseback

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Caesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.

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  2. The cavalry has arrived.

    ruКавалерия прибыла.

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  3. Here comes the cavalry.

    ruКавалерия на подходе.

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  4. Call in the cavalry.

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  5. Should we call in the cavalry?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
military service that fights with riding horses:
Русский
By meaning 2
military service that fights with riding horses:
an individual unit of cavalry:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
military service that fights with riding horses:

Origin

From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from th

From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry.

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Forms

plural: cavalries

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

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