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air cavalry

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noun
an infantry or reconnaissance unit transported by air to combat areas.
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Also called sky cavalry.

Origin of air cavalry

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Words nearby air cavalry

airbus, air cargo, air carrier, air casing, aircav, air cavalry, air cavalryman, air cell, air chamber, air chief marshal, air cleaner
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How to use air cavalry in a sentence

  • Here the air cavalry, the airplanes built for distant scouting and combats, intervened.

    Georges Guynemer|Henry Bordeaux

  • Klem Zareff called in his air cavalry to help control the sightseers.

    The Cosmic Computer|Henry Beam Piper

  • "A V and a half of air cavalry, circling around," Heshto said.

    Oomphel in the Sky|Henry Beam Piper

  • And, above all, we shall see a great extension of ground attacks by air cavalry.

    Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott
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