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heavy cavalry

heavy cavalry noun: a military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.

Noun

heavy cavalry (countable and uncountable, plural heavy cavalries)

  1. A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.

Forms of heavy cavalry

pluralheavy cavalries

Questions about heavy cavalry

What does heavy cavalry mean?
Heavy cavalry means a military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.
What part of speech is heavy cavalry?
Heavy cavalry is a noun.
What is the plural of heavy cavalry?
The plural of heavy cavalry is heavy cavalries.

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