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
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 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
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
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
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