infantry

[ in-fuhn-tree ]

/ ˈɪn fən tri /

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noun, plural in·fan·tries.

soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.

a branch of an army composed of such soldiers.

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Origin of infantry

1570–80; <Italian infanteria, equivalent to infante boy, foot-soldier (see infant) + -ria-ry

OTHER WORDS FROM infantry

non·in·fan·try, noun

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How to use infantry in a sentence

Same for the elegant officer’s cap with the faded blue infantry band from the early 1900s.
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In Vietnam, Lewis was advisor to a Vietnamese infantry unit, whose nickname for him was “Captain of Many Kilos.”
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In the west at Utah Beach the U.S. Fourth Infantry Division encountered almost none, lost 12 men killed in the first 24 hours.
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Being there with a company of American infantry was dangerous enough; going there on your own seemed like straight-up suicide.
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Stasio would join the Fourth Brigade, Second Infantry Division, “the Raiders,” and deploy to Iraq.
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Russian ground forces, including infantry and armor units, are being permanently stationed in key areas.
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Fanning and Wharton were to make head against the infantry and cavalry.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Infantry and cavalry approached the island, quite unsuspicious of its being occupied.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.
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With that sum, twice as much infantry could be maintained as that which your Majesty has here.
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British Dictionary definitions for infantry

infantry

/ (ˈɪnfəntrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

soldiers or units of soldiers who fight on foot with small arms
(as modifier)an infantry unit

Abbreviation: Inf, inf

Word Origin for infantry

C16: from Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier; see infant

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infantry

noun, plural in·fan·tries.

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noun plural -tries

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