cavalry

1. Troops trained to fight on horseback (synset 108414813)
   "500 horse led the attack"
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively
   member holonym: cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
   same as: horse, horse cavalry
2. A highly mobile army unit (synset 108406441)
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
   subtypes:

   • squadron - a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
   • camel cavalry, zamboorak, zamburak, zamburek, zumbooruck, zumbooruk - a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies
   • horse cavalry - an army unit mounted on horseback
   • mechanized cavalry - an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
   member holonym:

   • troop - a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
   • cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback

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