Meaning of INFANTRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'infuntree
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| | Definition: | | [n] an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" |
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| | Synonyms: | | foot |
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| | See Also: | | army unit, paratroops | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"fan*try\, n. [F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr.
infante infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L.
infans, -antis, child; foot soldiers being formerly the
servants and followers of knights. See {Infant}.]
1. A body of children. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
2. (Mil.) A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers,
in distinction from cavalry.
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