infantry
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈɪnfəntri/
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infantería
- It's the first Michigan Volunteers Infantry organized at the state level.
- infantry soldiers
- an infantry unit
- an infantry battalion
You left School of Infantry with this Leadership Award.
- You left School of Infantry with this Leadership Award.
- They go back to Bagram, the infantry is down there, you know, on their heels.
- It's just infantry combat, a lot of sniping.
- They have heavy infantry, but they focus more on fighting with short swords.
- And I joined the British Army Infantry.
- You know, you often hear it said, what is the job of the infantry?
- We're going to go to do, we've done Ireland on foot as infantry.
- And while I was there, a recruiting team from Second Force came to the Infantry school.
- They would ride places, then they'd get off and fight, you know, on their feet as infantry.
Examples
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You ever served in an infantry unit, son?
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And thus, the entire advance of the Kansas infantry was temporarily halted.
Fiction book (1993) -
You left School of Infantry with this Leadership Award.
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And we have mobile infantry who can carry all this, you know, amazing stuff around.
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Well, these are the last infantry supports going up now, sir.
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Then both infantry and cavalry could advance through the gap.
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Under Scott's command, however, only five infantry companies and a colonel set up the camp.
Academic text (2011) -
Around noon the French spot Austrian infantry holding a Ridge to the South.
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A platoon of South Korean infantry entered the valley from the south.
Fiction book (1992) -
The infantry soldiers marched in formation during the parade, showcasing their discipline.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who serves in an army and fights for their country
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2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
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3.8
A person who fights on foot or does basic work for a group
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6.3
A soldier who fights on foot in the army
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4.3
A group of soldiers who fight on foot
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Infantry comes from the same root as infant ('child'). Long ago this name was used for younger or lower-rank fighters who fought on foot, so today infantry means soldiers who fight on foot.