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Noun: cavalry  ka-vul-ree
  1. Troops trained to fight on horseback
    "500 cavalry led the attack"; "500 horse cavalry led the attack"
    - horse cavalry, horse
     
  2. A highly mobile army unit

Derived forms: cavalries

Type of: army unit, military personnel, soldiery, troops

Encyclopedia: Cavalry