air cavalry
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of air cavalry
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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He served two tours in Vietnam - first in the infantry, then in the air cavalry.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
He served two tours in Vietnam — first in the infantry, then in the air cavalry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2019
The expenditure of resources was enormous; by week's end helicopter pilots had logged 493 gunship attacks, 216 air cavalry missions, and 4,025 separate lifts of troops and supplies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally the aides left the President alone to decide whether to deploy the Army's air cavalry.
From Time Magazine Archive
From a height of five thousand feet the leader of the "air cavalry" suddenly turned the nose of his craft downward, and came volplaning toward the sea at a dizzy pace.
From The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet by Driscoll, James R. [pseud.]
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