cavalry
noun
nonstandard
ˈkal-və-rē
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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
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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 The president was later escorted by cavalry to the presidential complex, where he was greeted by a military band playing Ottoman war tunes. — David Gauthier-villars, WSJ, "Turkish Leader Takes Oath With New Powers and High Ambitions," 9 July 2018 Two cavalry troops and a company of marines were included. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "July 4, 1917: San Diego Honors New Citizens," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cavalry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of cavalry was in 1546
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cavalry
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cavalry
: the part of an army that in the past had soldiers who rode horses and that now has soldiers who ride in vehicles or helicopters
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Kids Definition of cavalry
: a unit of troops mounted on horseback or moving in motor vehicles
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