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Infantry

Meaning in military & defence, with examples

/ˈɪnfəntri/nounCore term

In military & defence, infantry means: Soldiers who operate mainly on foot, or in vehicles that carry them, and who take and hold ground; also the army branch they belong to.

In Turkish: piyade

How it is used

Uncountable and collective: 'the infantry', 'infantry units'. A single member is an infantryman or infantry soldier. Types include light, mechanised and airborne infantry.

Example sentences

  1. He served in the infantry before moving into logistics.

  2. The mechanised infantry battalion received new transport vehicles.

Common collocations

  • infantry soldier
  • infantry battalion
  • mechanised infantry
  • light infantry
  • armyThe branch of the armed forces that operates on land; as a unit name, also a very large formation made up of several corps.
  • battalionA unit of several hundred soldiers, made up of three to five companies and usually commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
  • armoured vehicleA military vehicle protected by armour plate, used to carry and protect people or equipment; tanks and personnel carriers are examples.
  • artilleryLarge guns and rocket systems used to support other forces from a distance, the soldiers who operate them, and the army branch they belong to.

More terms: Branches of the Armed Forces

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