Infantry
11infantry — noun a) Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne). b) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical… …
12infantry — noun Infantry is used before these nouns: ↑brigade, ↑division, ↑squad, ↑unit …
13infantry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soldiery, troops, foot soldiers. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. foot soldiers, infantrymen, rifles, riflemen, dogfaces*, grunts*, doughboys*, combat troops, shock troops; see also army 1 ,… …
14infantry — in|fan|try [ˈınfəntri] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante boy, soldier , from Latin infans; INFANT1] soldiers who fight on foot ▪ an infantry regiment →↑cavalry …
15infantry — low grade prostitutes Soliciting on foot, unlike the more fortunate cavalry: When Theodora grew up, she too became a full time courtesan, working with the so called infantry , the lower end of the market. (Cawthorne, 1996) …
16infantry — noun the infantry, as usual, took the worst of the battle Syn: infantrymen, foot soldiers, foot guards; the ranks; informal GIs; cannon fodder; Military slang grunts; historical footmen …
17Infantry tactics — are the combination of military concepts and methods used by the soldiers fighting predominantly on foot to achieve tactical objectives in a specific Tactical Area of Responsibility, during an engagement. In general, because of the uniqueness and …
18Infantry support gun — Infantry support guns are artillery weapons designed and used to enhance fire power of infantry units they are intrinsic to, offering immediate tactical response to the needs of the unit s commanding officer. The designs are typically with short… …
19Infantry Attacks (book) — Infantry Attacks (in German: Infanterie greift an ) is a classic book on military tactics written by German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel about his experiences in World War I. In it were his Stoßtruppen (shock troops) tactics. It was published in… …
20Infantry equipment of the People's Liberation Army of China — Infantry Equipment of the People s Liberation Army of ChinaPistols* QSW 06 5.8 mm silenced version of the QSZ 92 * QSZ 92 newest pistol, 9 mm and 5.8 mm versions * Type 84 7.62 mm mini pistol for security and police forces * Type 77 standard 7.62 …
