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cav⋅al⋅ry

  [kav-uhl-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. 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   (kāv'əl-rē)   
n.   pl. cav·al·ries

  1. A highly mobile army unit using vehicular transport, such as light armor and helicopters.

  2. 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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