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cavalry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/
• /ˈkæl.və.ɹi/ (nonstandard)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Late Latin caballāriusder. Old Occitan cavalierbor. Italian cavaliere ▲ Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āriader. Italian -eria Italian cavalleriabor. Middle French cavaleriebor. English cavalry From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry.

Meanings

1. (historical, uncountable, usually) 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. 1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, chapter XXXIII, in The White Company, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Thomas Y[oung] Crowell & Company […], →OCLC:
2. (countable) An individual unit of this arm of service.
3. (countable) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.
   • "We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!" 2015 February 1, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 14 May 2024:
   • call in the cavalry

Forms

Deriveds

cavalryman · cavalry moustache · cavalrywoman · cavalry bone · heavy cavalry · camelry · sky cavalry · mechanized cavalry · light cavalry · cavalry mustache · air cavalry

Translations (117)

fi ratsuväki (military service that fights with riding horses) · ru кавале́рия (military service that fights with riding horses) · grc ἱππεῖς (military service that fights with riding horses) · hy այրուձի (military service that fights with riding horses) · th ทหารม้า (military service that fights with riding horses) · br marc'hegiezh (military service that fights with riding horses) · ja 騎兵隊 (military service that fights with riding horses) · oc cavalariá (military service that fights with riding horses) · nn kavaleri (military service that fights with riding horses) · la equitātus (military service that fights with riding horses) · es caballería (military service that fights with riding horses) · ar سِلَاح الفُرْسَان (military service that fights with riding horses) · ro cavalerie (military service that fights with riding horses) · hu lovas (an individual unit of cavalry) · el ιππικό (military service that fights with riding horses) · mnc ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠩᡤᠠ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ (military service that fights with riding horses) · sk jazdectvo (military service that fights with riding horses) · pt cavalaria (military service that fights with riding horses) · ka ცხენოსანი ჯარი (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi घुड़सवार सेना (military service that fights with riding horses) · is riddaralið (military service that fights with riding horses) · mn морин цэрэг (military service that fights with riding horses) · fi ratsuväki (an individual unit of cavalry) · id pasukan berkuda (military service that fights with riding horses) · ms pasukan berkuda husar (military service that fights with riding horses) · et ratsavägi (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi घुड़सवार फ़ौज (military service that fights with riding horses) · cmn 騎兵 /骑兵 (an individual unit of cavalry) · cy cafalri (military service that fights with riding horses) · ga marcra (military service that fights with riding horses) · bg ко́нница (military service that fights with riding horses) · be кавале́рыя (military service that fights with riding horses) · cy marchoglu (military service that fights with riding horses) · mnw ဒပ်ပၞာန်ချေံ (military service that fights with riding horses) · io kavalrio (military service that fights with riding horses) · ru кавалери́ст (an individual unit of cavalry) · be конніца (military service that fights with riding horses) · sh ко̏њанӣк (an individual unit of cavalry) · ga marcshlua (military service that fights with riding horses) · cmn 騎兵 /骑兵 (military service that fights with riding horses) · ja 騎兵 (military service that fights with riding horses) · uk кінно́та (military service that fights with riding horses) · ko 기병대 (military service that fights with riding horses) · tr süvari (military service that fights with riding horses) · sv kavalleri (military service that fights with riding horses) · sq kalorësi (military service that fights with riding horses) · ka კავალერისტი (an individual unit of cavalry) · ka მხედარი (an individual unit of cavalry) · sh ко̏њаӣштво (military service that fights with riding horses) · da kavaleri (military service that fights with riding horses) · sh kȍnjīca (military service that fights with riding horses) · fa سوارهنظام (military service that fights with riding horses) · az atlı qoşun (military service that fights with riding horses) · ka კავალერია (military service that fights with riding horses) · ar فَارِس (military service that fights with riding horses) · mnw သရာဲပၞာန်ချေံ (military service that fights with riding horses) · de Kavallerie (military service that fights with riding horses) · nb kavaleri (military service that fights with riding horses) · es caballería (an individual unit of cavalry) · cs jezdectvo (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi घुड़चढ़ा (an individual unit of cavalry) · pi assasenā (military service that fights with riding horses) · pl kawaleria (military service that fights with riding horses) · ka ცხენოსანი (an individual unit of cavalry) · xcl հեծելազօր (military service that fights with riding horses) · eu zalduneria (military service that fights with riding horses) · hy հեծել (military service that fights with riding horses) · cs kavalérie (military service that fights with riding horses) · lt kavalerija (military service that fights with riding horses) · ru ко́нница (military service that fights with riding horses) · hu lovasság (military service that fights with riding horses) · gl cabalaría (military service that fights with riding horses) · uk кавале́рія (military service that fights with riding horses) · pl konnica (military service that fights with riding horses) · he חיל־פרשים (military service that fights with riding horses) · gl cabalaría (an individual unit of cavalry) · ca cavalleria (military service that fights with riding horses) · sh kȍnjanīštvo (military service that fights with riding horses) · tr süvari (an individual unit of cavalry) · nl cavalerie (military service that fights with riding horses) · tet kavalaria (military service that fights with riding horses) · vi kỵ binh (military service that fights with riding horses) · id pasukan kuda (military service that fights with riding horses) · sh kȍnjanīk (an individual unit of cavalry) · sk kalvária (military service that fights with riding horses) · ms pasukan kuda (military service that fights with riding horses) · xal мөрн церг (military service that fights with riding horses) · bg кавале́рия (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi घुड़सवार (an individual unit of cavalry) · mnc ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ (military service that fights with riding horses) · mnc ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳ ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠ (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi रिसाला (an individual unit of cavalry) · sl konjenica (military service that fights with riding horses) · lv kavalērija (military service that fights with riding horses) · el ιππικό (an individual unit of cavalry) · cy marchfilwr (military service that fights with riding horses) · sh ко̏њӣца (military service that fights with riding horses) · fr cavalerie (military service that fights with riding horses) · eo kavalerio (military service that fights with riding horses) · xcl այրուձի (military service that fights with riding horses) · af kavallerie (military service that fights with riding horses) · am የፈረሰኞች ጭፍራ (military service that fights with riding horses) · hy հեծելազոր (military service that fights with riding horses) · de Reiterei (military service that fights with riding horses) · id kavaleri (military service that fights with riding horses) · mk коњаница (military service that fights with riding horses) · grc ἱππικόν (military service that fights with riding horses) · arz خيالة (military service that fights with riding horses) · kk атты әскер (military service that fights with riding horses) · tl kabayuhan (military service that fights with riding horses) · hi रिसाला (military service that fights with riding horses) · it cavalleria (military service that fights with riding horses) · mi taua eke hōiho (military service that fights with riding horses) · de Kavallerie (an individual unit of cavalry) · grc ἱππικόν (an individual unit of cavalry) · sip རྟ་དམག (military service that fights with riding horses) · pl jazda (military service that fights with riding horses)