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cavalry

Pronunciation: /ˈkav(ə)lri/

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Definition of cavalry

noun (plural cavalries)

[usually treated as plural]

(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback: the cavalry charged up the hill the army numbered around 100,000 cavalry
modern soldiers who fight in armoured vehicles: [as modifier]:a cavalry regiment