Cavalry: alternatives and connections

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Cavalry

That part of military force which serves on horseback.

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Soldiery 76% connected

A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.

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Squadron 76% connected

Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.

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Zumbooruk 76% connected

A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.

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Troop 70% connected

A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

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Trooper 70% connected

A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.

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Synonym 1

Horse 92% connected

A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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