About The Word Infantry
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Infantry
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What's The Definition Of Infantry?
[n] an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Infantry: foot Related Terms | Find terms related to Infantry: See Also | army unit | paratroops Infantry In Webster's Dictionary \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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