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Infantry

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

The infantry soldier is only a pawn in the game of war.
He joined the infantry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The brave soldiers of the ____ marched for several days through the thick forest to the front.

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