mechanized cavalry

7.9

A group of soldiers who use armored vehicles instead of horses

noun
/ˈmɛkəˌnaɪzd ˈkævəlri/

Specialized

: caballería mecanizada

The mechanized cavalry is ready.

Examples

On the battlefield, mechanized cavalry provided both mobility and protection against attacks.
Many armies replaced horse-mounted units with mechanized cavalry during the twentieth century.
The division's mechanized cavalry was deployed at the front to scout enemy positions.
The mechanized cavalry advanced quickly.
The general ordered the deployment of the mechanized cavalry to support the ground troops during the operation.
In modern warfare, mechanized cavalry units provide rapid mobility on the battlefield, replacing traditional horse-mounted soldiers.
The country invested heavily in its mechanized cavalry to improve defense capabilities against potential threats.

Synonyms

cavalry

vsmechanized cavalry

150 6.0

Soldiers who fight on horses or in armored vehicles

is specific to units using motor vehicles rather than horses

Antonyms

horse cavalry

1 7.2

Soldiers who fight while riding horses in wars before vehicles were common

How Mechanized

armor

Jargon

39 5.2

mechanized cavalry

Specialized

7.9

cavalry

150 6.0

Surface Forms

mechanized cavalry singular

mechanized cavalries plural

Morphology

mechanize + cavalry

This noun phrase is compositionally transparent: 'mechanized' (equipped with motor vehicles) modifies 'cavalry' (soldiers who fight on horseback/vehicles), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means cavalry equipped with vehicles rather than horses. The modifier + head pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common way to form such military terms, making the meaning readily derivable for B1 learners.

Etymology

Mechanized cavalry combines cavalry, which were soldiers on horses, and mechanized, meaning 'with machines'. So it refers to a military group that uses vehicles instead of horses.