cavalry

noun

cav·al·ry | \ˈka-vəl-rē,

nonstandard ˈkal-və-rē

plural cavalries

Definition of cavalry

1a : an army component mounted on horseback

b : an army component moving in motor vehicles or helicopters and assigned to combat missions that require great mobility

2 : horsemen a thousand cavalry in flight

Examples of cavalry in a Sentence

Cavalry is used to perform reconnaissance. The cavalry were brought in to support the mission.

Recent Examples on the Web

The odd name is a reflection of the military units on display in the London parade, from foot soldiers to cavalry and even a Royal Air Force fly-past in the skies. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Everything You Need to Know About Trooping the Colour 2018," 7 June 2018 The men — nobles, cavalry and foot soldiers — are dressed in knee-length tunics. — Washington Post, "France’s epic Bayeux Tapestry is headed to Britain, in a loan for the ages," 18 Jan. 2018 Enlisting Prince Nikolai of Denmark to wear look number one, Jones gave his audience a welcome surprise while bringing a bit of royal panache to the proceedings at Paris’s Republican Guard cavalry regiment. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "At Dior’s Menswear Show, Royalty Took Over the Runway," 23 June 2018 Joining the staff of Life in 1946, Mr. Duncan undertook a variety of assignments in the Near East and North Africa: Iranian nomads, the birth of Israel, Turkish cavalry on the Soviet border. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "David Douglas Duncan, whose images captured war-weary soldiers and Picasso at work, dies at 102," 8 June 2018 Quinn met him through his Quinn’s Corps program a few years back, and the Army cavalry specialist explained what happened to him when he was deployed in Afghanistan. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "How a Soldier’s Story Helped Dan Quinn Build the Falcons," 2 July 2018 Working cavalry in the globe-spanning bar program is mixologist Liz Pierce (The Drifter), an industry vet. — Joseph Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, "Just Opened: Aba bringing meat-heavy menu and lots of dips to Fulton Market," 13 June 2018 Abrams will have no lack of support from the Democratic cavalry. — NBC News, "Stacey Abrams shreds the usual game plan for Southern Democrats. Will it work?," 23 May 2018 Red sand flies during the movie's cavalry battles, horses and soldiers tumbling. — Dan Popkey, idahostatesman, "'I promised ... that I wouldn't give up.' Documentary shows downwinders' plight," 9 Aug. 2013

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