cavalry
The military arm of service that fights while riding horsesThe military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
» Caesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.
Meaning
4 senses(historical, uncountable, usually)The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
Reiterei, Kavallerie
кавале́рияkavalérija, ко́нницаkónnica
кінно́таkinnóta, кавале́ріяkavalérija
(countable)An individual unit of this arm of service.
Kavallerie
кавалери́стkavaleríst
(countable)The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.
call in the cavalry
- a highly mobile army unit
- troops trained to fight on horseback
Examples
19 sentencesCaesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.
The cavalry has arrived.
ruКавалерия прибыла.
Here comes the cavalry.
ruКавалерия на подходе.
Call in the cavalry.
Should we call in the cavalry?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from thFrom Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry.
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Forms
plural: cavalriesSynonyms
2 synonyms- troops trained to fight on horseback:horse cavalryhorse
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable