infantry
noun pl. infantries
- foot soldiers collectively; esp., that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot
- a (designated) infantry regiment: the 274th Infantry
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(ĭnˈfən-trē)
noun pl. in·fan·tries - The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.
- Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot: The general ordered his infantry to attack.
- A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers: Company B of the 7th Infantry.
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