Infantry - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Infantry :  (noun)

1: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: foot]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Infantry : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Infantry

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