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heavy cavalry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
heavy -cav-al-ry
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

heavy cavalries (plural)

Phrases

light cavalry

Frequently Paired Words

light cavalry

Questions

What does heavy cavalry mean?
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.

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