cavalry

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cav·alry [cavalry cavalries] BrE [ˈkævlri] NAmE [ˈkævlri] noun (usually the cavalry)singular + singular or plural verb
(in the past) the part of the army that fought on horses; the part of the modern army that uses ↑armoured vehicles
•The cavalry charged up the hill to engage the rebels.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavallo ‘horse’, from Latin caballus.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  horse cavalry, horse