light-armed

American  

[lahyt-ahrmd] / ˈlaɪtˈɑrmd /

adjective

1. carrying light weapons.

   light-armed troops.

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Etymology

Origin of light-armed

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

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

The legionaries were drawn up in close ranks, the light-armed skirmishers more loosely.

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

The first marks them as light-armed attendants in war, the second as a class always inhabiting the country.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

The latter means "light horse" or "light-armed cavalry."

From An Account of the Conquest of Peru by Means, Philip Ainsworth

But such was his energy that, though he had no regular troops with him, his light-armed auxiliaries stormed the whole length of the line at a single rush.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward