Cavalry



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.骑兵部队, 装甲部队
• ［英］ n.骑兵部队, 装甲部队 ( combat troops mounted originally on horses but now often riding in motorized armored vehicles)
• ［记］ 可以看出caval有""骑马""之意

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -ries)

• Etymology: Italian cavalleria cavalry, chivalry, from cavaliere
• Date: 1546
• 1.
  • a. an army component mounted on horseback
  • b. an army component moving in motor vehicles or helicopters and assigned to combat missions that require great mobility
• 2. horsemen thousand cavalry in flight

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