cavalry
Pluralcavalries (some meanings)
- 1The soldiers in an army who fight while riding horses.
In old wars, the cavalry rode ahead of the soldiers on foot.
The cavalry charged across the open field.
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- 2Someone who comes to help when you are in trouble, especially in an emergency.
We couldn't finish the move by ourselves, so we called in the cavalry: three friends and their dad.
"Here comes the cavalry!" she laughed when her sister walked in with extra chairs.
Similarreinforcements
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- 3The part of an army that moves around in fast, light vehicles.
My uncle joined the cavalry, but he has never ridden a horse.
The cavalry raced ahead of the main army in their light trucks.
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- 4One group of soldiers that forms part of an army's cavalry.
Her great-grandfather rode with the Fifth Cavalry.
Each cavalry in the old army had its own flag and its own band.
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Origin
From French cavalerie, which came from Italian. It is related to the word chivalry.