air cavalry


noun
  1. an infantry or reconnaissance unit transported by air to combat areas.

Origin of air cavalry

1
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Words Nearby air cavalry

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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.