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cav·al·ry

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–noun, plural -ries.

Military.

a.	the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.

b.	mounted soldiers collectively.

c.	the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.

2.	horsemen, horses, etc., collectively.

[Origin: 1585–95; syncopated var. of cavallery < It cavalleria, deriv. of cavaliere cavalier

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cav·al·ry Audio Help (kāv'əl-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cav·al·ries

A highly mobile army unit using vehicular transport, such as light armor and helicopters.
Troops trained to fight on horseback.

[French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere, cavalier, from Old Italian; see cavalier.]

cav'al·ry·man n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cavalry

1546, from M.Fr. cavalerie, from It. cavalleria "mounted militia," from cavaliere (see cavalier).

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cavalry
noun
1.	troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
2.	a highly mobile army unit

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cavalry [ˈkӕvəlri] noun or noun plural

(the part of an army consisting of) horse-soldiers
Example: The cavalry were/was ordered to advance.

Arabic:	فُرْسان، حَيّالَه
Chinese (Simplified):	骑兵
Chinese (Traditional):	騎兵
Czech:	kavalérie, jezdectvo
Danish:	rytteri; kavaleri
Dutch:	cavalerie
Estonian:	ratsavägi
Finnish:	ratsuväki
French:	cavalerie
German:	die Kavallerie
Greek:	ιππικό
Hungarian:	lovasság
Icelandic:	riddaralið
Indonesian:	kavaleri
Italian:	cavalleria

Japanese:	騎兵隊
Latvian:	kavalērija
Lithuanian:	kavalerija
Norwegian:	kavaleri
Polish:	kawaleria, konnica
Portuguese (Brazil):	cavalaria
Portuguese (Portugal):	cavalaria
Romanian:	cavalerie
Russian:	кавалерия
Slovak:	kavaléria
Slovenian:	konjenica
Spanish:	caballería
Swedish:	kavalleri
Turkish:	süvari(sınıfı)

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Cavalry

Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L. caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. Cavalier, Cavalry.] A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.

He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city. --Prescott.

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