infantry

CEFRB2

/ˈɪnfəntɹi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Soldiers who fight on foot.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A regiment of infantry.

Examples

  • Dan studied psychological warfare techniques at infantry academy.

  • The infantry soldier is only a pawn in the game of war.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.

  2. Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

  3. Infants; children.

More examples

In context

  • He joined the infantry.

  • The next summer there was a crop of blackberries in the woods. I took wife and babies, supplied with lunch and horse feed; […] Wife took command of the infantry and I of the transportation. We were both soon calling loudly for assistance.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank soldiers advanced on foot through the muddy terrain during the battle.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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 īnfāns (“child”); see there for more.