light-armed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of light-armed
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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For this purpose light-armed, fast-moving troops are needed, equipped with jeeps, half-tracks, light trucks, small arms, machine guns and 75s.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each galley carried seventy rowers, ten sailors to handle the sails, fifty light-armed archers and slingers, and one hundred and fifty soldiers cased in iron from top to toe.
From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon
The Heruli came from the Scandinavian district, overran Europe, and became famous for their valour, savagery, and value as light-armed troops.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
The light-armed troops were furnished with a light javelin having a strap or thong fastened to the middle to assist in hurling.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
Behind them came more cavalry and then the light-armed troops, followed by wagons and a long train of pack animals.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
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