cavalry horse
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6.2
- noun
:
caballo de caballería
- During the parade, the cavalry horses displayed their training with precise movements.
Examples
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The soldiers rode their cavalry horses into battle with confidence and skill.
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"It's an old cavalry horse," he said.
Fiction book (1990) -
The mare was no cavalry horse.
Fiction book (1990) -
Three shod, one outrider, two cavalry horses.
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You're going on an expedition to buy cavalry horses In the tatar Countries.
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Colonel Hawker comes down from lndia every year and faithfully buys up the best cavalry horses in the country.
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The king's infantry slouched around in a deceptive disarray, while the cavalry horses stood fully geared, pawing, sleeping, or lipping the ground as temperament decreed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Every year, the army inspects its cavalry horses to ensure they are ready for deployment.
Synonyms
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9.6
A strong, fast horse used for riding in battle
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9.0
A strong horse trained to carry soldiers into battle
A strong fast horse used in battle or hunting long ago
How Trained
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently built from 'cavalry' (soldiers fighting on horseback) + 'horse' (an animal used for riding), yielding a horse used by cavalry. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase and follows predictable cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Cavalry horse comes from soldiers who fought while riding horses. Imagine a soldier on a strong horse in a group called the cavalry, charging into battle, so it means 'a horse specially trained to carry soldiers in war'.