cavalry
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
cavalriescavalery
- 1.
(historical, uncountable, usually)(military, usually historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
- 2.
(countable)(military, countable) An individual unit of this arm of service.
- 3.
(countable)(military, countable) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
- 4.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) A source of rescue, especially in an emergency.
call in the cavalry
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. chivalry.