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/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/ · noun
(military, usually historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses..
Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him.
call in the cavalry
"We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!"
Use cavalry when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cavalry means (military, usually historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses..
Common synonyms include horse, horse cavalry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Two hundred heavily-armed cavalry rode behind the Audley standard, while close at their heels came the Duke of Lancaster with a glittering train, heralds tabarded with the royal arms riding three deep upon cream-colored chargers in front of him.
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