cavalry — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

behind, charged, devastating, heavy, huge, proved, whole

VERB + CAVALRY

call, comes, heads, heavily-armed, led, loves, polish

CAVALRY + NOUN

armies, colonel, enemy, he's, infantry, mountain, river, troops

PREP.

across, down, in, in, through

ADV.

bravely

Definitions

noun

1

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.

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.

call in the cavalry

"We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — troops trained to fight on horseback

horse

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

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

Wiktionary

02

call in the cavalry

Wiktionary

03

"We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"

Wiktionary

04

"We have carried the day, Sir!" exclaimed the adjutant to the general as the heavy cavalry smashed through the opposing lines.

Tatoeba · #918960

05

Caesar led the whole cavalry across the mountain.

Tatoeba · #1102792

06

The cavalry charged the enemy.

Tatoeba · #2259279

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cavalry is marked as figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.