cavalry

Signification

1. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
2. An individual unit of this arm of service.
3. The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
4. A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkævəlɹi/

Étymologie

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

Phrases

The Chiliarciai were deployed facing the enemy , with the cavalry on their wings .

Les chiliarciai ont été déployés face à l'ennemi, avec la cavalerie sur leurs ailes.