Definitions for cavalry
ˈkæv əl ricav·al·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. cavalry, horse cavalry, horsenoun

   troops trained to fight on horseback

   "500 horse led the attack"

2. cavalrynoun

   a highly mobile army unit

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cavalrynoun

   The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

2. cavalrynoun

   Branch of military transported by fast light vehicles, the mechanized cavalry.

3. cavalrynoun

   An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.

4. Etymology: From cavalerie, in turn from cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cavalrynoun

   Horse troops; bodies of men furnished with horses for war.

   Etymology: cavalerie, Fr.

   If a state run most to gentlemen, and the husbandmen and plowmen be but as their workfolks, you may have a good cavalry, but never good stable bands of foot. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Their cavalry, in the battle of Blenheim, could not sustain the shock of the British horse. Joseph Addison, on the State of the War.

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1. cavalry

   Cavalry refers to soldiers or military units who fight on horseback or in modern times, with tanks or helicopters. They are typically known for their mobility, speed, and their ability to execute flanking maneuvers or surprise attacks. The importance of cavalry has varied immensely over different periods and depending on the style of warfare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cavalrynoun

   that part of military force which serves on horseback

2. Etymology: [F. cavalerie, fr. It. cavalleria. See Cavalier, and cf. chivalry.]

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cavalry

   Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms. A soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations such as cavalryman, horseman or trooper. The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the 17th and early 18th centuries as dragoons, a class of mounted infantry which later evolved into cavalry proper while retaining their historic title. From earliest times cavalry had the advantage of improved mobility, making it an instrument which multiplied the fighting value of even the smallest forces, allowing them to outflank and avoid, to surprise and overpower, to retreat and escape according to the requirements of the moment. A man fighting from horseback also had the advantages of greater height, speed, and inertial mass over an opponent on foot. Another element of horse mounted warfare is the psychological impact a mounted soldier can inflict on an opponent.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cavalry

   kav′al-ri, n. horse-soldiers: a troop of horse or horsemen. [Fr. cavallerie—It. cavalleria—L. caballarius, horseman.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAVALRY

   That arm of the military service that engages in the real hoss-tilities.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cavalry

   That body of soldiers which serves and fights on horseback.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cavalry

   That part of a military force which consists of troops that serve on horseback. In European armies cavalry are generally classed as heavy, medium, and light,—cuirassiers and dragoons, lancers, hussars, etc. In the U. S. service all mounted soldiers are simply called cavalry.

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1. Cavalry

   Cavalry vs. Calvary -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Cavalry and Calvary.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavalry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cavalry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cavalry in a Sentence

1. Chris Morris:

   And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

2. John McDermott:

   Heartbroken. I mean, they are the cavalry.

3. Fred Trotter:

   Such Facebook groups've been doing the digital equivalent of performing CPR, there's a certain moral obligation when you're first on the scene. Such Facebook groups're continually waiting for the cavalry to arrive.

4. Ed Asner:

   ... After I stumbled through that disaster, I figured the damage was done, so I might as well continue the performance. I do n’t lead cavalry charges down Pennsylvania Avenue, but I ’ll make comments. And with the president we’ve got now, how can you not comment on this evil ? It’s an unbelievable aberration. And it’s not because of him, it’s what he represents that enormous core of self-seeking, discriminating, angry, racist people in the United States.

5. Chris Morris:

   And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

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