infantry meaning

Noun: infantry  infuntree

1. An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   - foot

Derived forms: infantries

Type of: army unit

Encyclopedia: Infantry

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1. the artillery has more firepower than the infantry.
2. the lieutenant was put in charge of an infantry platoon.
3. he saw service as an infantry officer in the last war.
4. between the bridge and the fort, stood a single company of infantry.
5. the 18th infantry of the u.s 1st infantry division took severe losses.