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in·fan·try
(ĭn′fən-trē)n. pl. in·fan·tries
1. The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.
2. Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot: The general ordered his infantry to attack.
3. A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers: Company B of the 7th Infantry.
[French infanterie, from Old French, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante, youth, foot soldier, from Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, infant; see infant.]
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infantry
(ˈɪnfəntrɪ)n, pl -tries
(Military)
a. soldiers or units of soldiers who fight on foot with small arms
b. (as modifier): an infantry unit.
[C16: from Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier; see infant]
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in•fan•try
(ˈɪn fən tri)n., pl. -tries.
1. soldiers or military units that fight on foot.
2. a branch of an army composed of such soldiers.
[1570–80; < Middle French < Italian (in)fanteria, derivative of (in)fant(e) boy, foot-soldier]
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Noun | 1. | infantry - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" paratroops - infantry trained and equipped to parachute |
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infantry
noun infantrymen, foot soldiers The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.
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Translations
سِلَاحُ الـمُشَاةُمُشاه
pěchota
infanterifodfolk
jalkaväki
pješadija
gyalogság
fótgönguliî
歩兵
보병
pėstininkai
kājnieki
pechota
pehota
infanteri
กองทหารราบ
bộ binh
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infantry
[ˈɪnfəntri] n → infanterie fthe infantry → l'infanterieinfantry division n (in army) → division f d'infanterie
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infantry
n (Mil) → Infanterie f, → Fußtruppe f (Hist)
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infantry
(ˈinfəntri) noun or noun plural (the part of an army consisting of) foot-soldiers. The infantry was/were sent on ahead, with the artillery following in the rear.
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infantry
→ سِلَاحُ الـمُشَاةُ pěchota infanteri Infanterie πεζικό infantería jalkaväki infanterie pješadija fanteria 歩兵 보병 infanterie infanteri piechota infantaria пехота infanteri กองทหารราบ piyade bộ binh 步兵Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009