'Cavalry' definitions:
Definition of 'cavalry'
(from WordNet)
noun
Troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" [syn: cavalry, horse cavalry, horse]
noun
A highly mobile army unit
Definition of 'Cavalry'
From: GCIDE
- Cavalry \Cav"al*ry\, n. [F. cavalerie, fr. It. cavalleria. See Cavalier, and cf. chivalry.] (Mil.) That part of military force which serves on horseback. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Heavy cavalry and light cavalry are so distinguished by the character of their armament, and by the size of the men and horses. [1913 Webster]