infantry

in·fan·try

Use infantry in a sentence

This soldier is part of the United States infantry.

noun

The definition of an infantry is a unit of soldiers who move and fight on foot.

An example of an infantry is a group of Marine ground forces.

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infantry

noun

pl. -·tries

foot soldiers collectively; esp., that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot
[I-] a (designated) infantry regiment: the 274th Infantry

Origin of infantry

French infanterie from Italian infanteria from infante, very young person, knight's page, foot soldier from Classical Latin infans: see infant

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infantry

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.

Origin of infantry

French infanterie from Old French from Old Italian infanteria from infante youth, foot soldier from Latin īnfāns īnfant- infant ; see infant .

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Noun

(plural infantries)

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops
A regiment of infantry

Origin

From Middle French infanterie, from older Italian, possibly from Spanish infantería "foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry," from infante "foot soldier," originally "a youth", either way from Latin infans '(child) who doesn't speak (yet)' (from in- 'non-' + fari 'to speak')

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