cavalry

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

ruiterij

cavalerie

paardenvolk

wisselruiterij

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkævəlɹi/

Etymologie (Engels)

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

Zinnen

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

De chiliarciai werden ingezet tegen de vijand, met de cavalerie op hun vleugels.