cavalry : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cavalry	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cavalry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cavalry n troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" Synonym(s): cavalry, horse cavalry, horse a highly mobile army unit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cavalry \Cav"al*ry\, n. [F. cavalerie, fr. It. cavalleria. See {Cavalier}, and cf. {chivalry}.] (Mil.) That part of military force which serves on horseback. Note: {Heavy cavalry} and {light cavalry} are so distinguished by the character of their armament, and by the size of the men and horses.