infantry
See also: Infanterie
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French infanterie, from older (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian, possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish infantería (“foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry”), from infante (“foot soldier”), originally "a youth", either way from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
infantry (plural infantries)
- Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
- (uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops
- A regiment of infantry
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Translations
soldiers who fight on foot
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the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers
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regiment of infantry
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