infantry
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Definition of infantry
1a : 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
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Fort Rosecrans had four companies of 57 men each in the line, and the infantry was represented by more than a thousand men. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "July 4, 1917: San Diego Honors New Citizens," 4 July 2018 At the encampment, visitors will see infantry, cavalry and artillery units. — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, "Civil War Days event in Lake County shows many sides of the 1860s experience," 20 June 2018 The prestigious badge indicates someone who fought in active ground combat in an infantry, special forces or Ranger unit. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin American Legion official lied about serving in Vietnam," 17 June 2018 About half of its total infantry force of about 70,000 is deployed in the north-east. — The Economist, "The fight against Islamic State is moving to Africa," 14 July 2018 Within months, the onetime Army infantry radio operator ended up in the intensive care unit at a nearby private hospital, Stanford ValleyCare. — USA TODAY, "Secret VA nursing home ratings hide poor quality care from the public," 17 June 2018 Amid their many capacities, none of the current or planned U.S. infantry robots is armed—yet. — Bloomberg, Fortune, "The U.S. Army Is Planning New, More Complex Battlefield Robots," 18 May 2018 The Army is massively revving up its fleet of Bradley Fighting Vehicles through a recent deal to add up to 473 of the new infantry carriers, service officials said. — Kris Osborn, Fox News, "Army makes massive Bradley buy - up to 473 vehicles to prep for major power war," 27 June 2018 The pilot scheme will cover a few dozen armored infantry transports (Bradley M2A3s) deployed in active service. — James Vincent, The Verge, "The US Army is using machine learning to predict when combat vehicles need repair," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infantry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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infantry
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English Language Learners Definition of infantry
: the part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot
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Kids Definition of infantry
: a branch of an army composed of soldiers trained to fight on foot
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