cavalry B2 Topic:Animals US /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #7555 Meanings 1 noun The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him. 2 noun A source of rescue, especially in an emergency. Call in the cavalry. 3 noun a highly mobile army unit 4 noun troops trained to fight on horseback Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · troops trained to fight on... horse Word family Derived forms camelrycavalrymancavalrywoman Common collocations horse cavalry Noun + noun Etymology From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cavalry **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 7555 ## Meanings 1. The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. 2. A source of rescue, especially in an emergency. 3. a highly mobile army unit 4. troops trained to fight on horseback ## Examples - Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him. - Call in the cavalry. ## Derived Forms - camelry - cavalryman - cavalrywoman ## Etymology From Middle French cavalerie, in turn from Italian cavalleria. Recorded in English from the 1540s. Doublet of chivalry. ## Topics - Animals markdown