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The answer INFANTRY has 51 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of infantry in various dictionaries:
noun - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
noun - a branch of the army composed of foot soldiers
INFANTRY - Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces. Also known as foot...
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This term that goes back to a word for "boy" or "youth" referred to those soldiers too inexperienced for the cavalry |
Because they were too inexperienced or low in rank for the cavalry, foot soldiers came to be called this |
It's the part of the military that traditionally fights on foot |
It's the branch of an army made up of foot soldiers |
Because they were too young or inexperienced for the cavalry, foot soldiers came to be called this |
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soldiers marching or fighting on foot foot soldiers collectively. |
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot |
Soldiers marching or fighting on foot foot soldiers collectively. |
the part of an army that fights on foot: |
soldiers who fight on foot |
The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot. |
Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot: The general ordered his infantry to attack. |
A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers: Company B of the 7th Infantry. |
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Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces. Also known as foot soldiers, infantry traditionally relies on moving by foot between combats as well, but may also use mounts, military vehicles, or other transport. Infantry make up a large portion of all armed forces in most nations, and typically bear the largest brunt in warfare, as measured by casualties, deprivation, or physical and psychological stress.* The first military forces in history were infantry. In antiquity, infantry were armed with an early melee weapon such as a spear, axe or sword, or an early ranged weapon like a javelin, sling, or bow, with a few infantrymen having both a melee and a ranged weapon. With the development of gunpowder, infantry began converting to primarily firearms. By the time of Napoleonic warfare, infantry, cavalry, and artillery formed a basic triad of ground forces, though infantry usually remained the most numerou |