单词 | cavalry |
释义 | cavalry From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Armycavalrycav‧al‧ry /ˈkævəlri/ noun [plural, uncountable]1 PMAthe part of an army that fights on horses, especially in the past The Black Prince led a cavalry charge against them.2 PMAthe part of a modern army that uses tanksExamples from the Corpuscavalry• But last week the Republican ad cavalry charged to the rescue.• The columns included foot soldiers, artillery and cavalry units, white-topped sup-ply wagons, and dark-hued ambulances.• It's usually worth protecting those high-cost cavalry units with a banner of Arcane Warding or Protection.• These were organized into four divisions of foot soldiers and about 500 light cavalry.• A wounded horse limped in the wheat, trying to catch up with the other cavalry horses.• The substantial remains of the cavalry fort include a bath house showing the sophisticated workings of the underfloor heating system.• My grandfather said the cavalry from Fort McDowell sent out patrols to chase Apaches.• And I could see no more, until the cavalry came to the rescue.Origin cavalry (1500-1600) Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere; → CAVALIER |
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