noun#3,547 by frequency
infantry
/ˈɪnfəntɹi/
Soldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport; The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops; A regiment of infantry
- plural
- infantries
Meanings
- 1
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne)
- 2
The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops
- 3
A regiment of infantry
- 4
Infants; childrenrare