Looking for the meaning of the word CAVALRY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of CAVALRY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Cavalry
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavallo ‘horse’, from Latin caballus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkavlri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback
Short Definition:(in past) soldiers who fought on horseback
Examples:- the cavalry charged up the hill
- the army numbered around 100,000 cavalry
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