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cavalry
[ kav-uhl-ree ]
noun
plural cavalries.
- Military.
- the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
- mounted soldiers collectively.
- the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
- horsemen, horses, etc., collectively.
cavalry
/ ˈ°ì汹ə±ô°ùɪ /
noun
- (esp formerly) the part of an army composed of mounted troops
- the armoured element of a modern army
- ( as modifier )
a cavalry charge
a cavalry unit
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Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦²¹±¹²¹±ô°ù²â³¾²¹²Ô, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cavalry1
C16: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavaliere horseman; see cavalier
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In practice, the PCC says, this means the small rural crime team "can now call on the whole force as their cavalry", from drones to road policing to armed response.
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So, there is a cavalry, but it's stricken right now.
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The view in Washington is that Hamas was forced to abandon the idea that "the cavalry was coming to save it", as one US official put it.
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“The cavalry is behind me and it is coming.â€
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The most memorable battle scenes exist in the pivot — the moment when all appears to be lost and then, out of nowhere, the cavalry arrives.
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