infantry
in·fan·try
noun \ˈin-fən-trē\ plural in·fan·tries
Definition of INFANTRY
1
a : soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot b : a branch of an army composed of these soldiers
2
: an infantry regiment or division
Examples of INFANTRY
- He joined the infantry after leaving school.
Origin of INFANTRY
Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier, from Latin infant-, infans
First Known Use: 1579
infantry
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Troops who fight on foot. The term applies both to soldiers armed with hand weapons such as the spear and sword in ancient times and to troops armed with automatic rifles and rocket launchers in modern times. Their objective has always been to seize and hold ground and, when necessary, to occupy enemy territory. Apart from the temporary dominance of cavalry in the feudal period, it has been the largest single element in Western armies since ancient times.
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