(in the past) the part of the army that fought on horses; the part of the modern army that uses armoured vehicles (旧时的)骑兵;装甲兵 The cavalry charged up the hill to engage the rebels. 骑兵冲上山去与叛军交战。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCavalry is used before these nouns:- charge
- horse
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French cavallerie, from Italian cavalleria, from cavallo ‘horse’, from Latin caballus.