cavalry
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cavalry
- /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/
- /ˈkæl.və.ɹi/ nonstandard
Where it comes from
From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry.
noun cavalries · cavalery
- The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him.
- An individual unit of this arm of service.
- The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
- A source of rescue, especially in an emergency. call in the cavalry
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: horse, horse cavalry, regiment, battalion, chivalry, brigade, armoured, armor, armored, mounted, hero, pict, knights, cav, heroes, horsemen
Translations
Every language
noun military service that fights with riding horses
| Español | caballería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기병대 gibyeongdae |
| 日本語 | 騎兵 kihei, 騎兵隊 kiheitai |
| 中文 | 騎兵 /骑兵 qíbīng |
| हिन्दी | घुड़सवार सेना ghuṛasvār senā, घुड़सवार फ़ौज ghuṛasvār fauj, रिसाला risālā |
| Português | cavalaria |
| Français | cavalerie |
| Deutsch | Reiterei, Kavallerie |
| Italiano | cavalleria |
| Ελληνικά | ιππικό ippikó |
| Română | cavalerie |
| Русский | кавале́рия kavalérija, ко́нница kónnica |
| Tiếng Việt | kỵ binh |
| العربية | فَارِس fāris, سِلَاح الفُرْسَان silāḥ al-fursān |
| עברית | חיל־פרשים kheil-parashym |
noun an individual unit of cavalry
| Español | caballería |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 騎兵 /骑兵 qíbīng |
| हिन्दी | घुड़सवार ghuṛasvār, रिसाला risālā, घुड़चढ़ा ghuṛacṛhā |
| Deutsch | Kavallerie |
| Ελληνικά | ιππικό ippikó |
| Русский | кавалери́ст kavaleríst |
Talk about this word "cavalry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cavalry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cavalry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cavalry "cavalry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cavalry.Cite this
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title = {cavalry},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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