cavalry meaning
EN
[ˈkævəlɹi] 
US WCavalry
- Cavalry (from French cavalerie, cf. cheval 'horse') or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the most mobile of the combat arms.
- The designation of cavalry was not usually given to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules.
- 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.
- NounPLcavalries
- (military, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- (military, countable) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
- (military, countable) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
- (military, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In heavy rain, the cavalry couldn't get across the river.
- The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of cavalry in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en cavalrymen
- en cavalryman
- en cavalrywoman
- en cavalrywomen
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "cavalry" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.