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cavalry

noun
🔊/ˈkævlri/
🔊/ˈkævlri/
(usually the cavalry)
[singular + singular or plural verb]
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  1. (in the past) the part of the army that fought on horses; the part of the modern army that uses armoured vehicles（旧时的）骑兵；装甲兵
    • The cavalry charged up the hill to engage the rebels.骑兵冲上山去与叛军交战。
    Topics Historyc2, War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCavalry is used before these nouns:
    • charge
    • horse
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavallo ‘horse’, from Latin caballus.