Definition of infantry Infantry

/ɪˈnfʌntɹi/ - [infuntree] - in•fan•try

We found 13 definitions of infantry from 10 different sources.

What does infantry mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: infantries
infantry - an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
		foot
		army unit a military unit that is part of an army
		armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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Wiktionary

infantry (Noun)
Soldiers who fight on foot on land, as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport e. g. airborne.
infantry (Noun)
The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
infantry (Noun)
A regiment of infantry.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

infantry (n.)
A body of children.
infantry (n.)
A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

infantry
A branch of an army whose soldiers are organized, trained and equipped to fight on foot.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

infantry
in′fant-ri, n. foot-soldiers. [Fr. infanterie—It. infanteria—infante, fante, a child, a servant, a foot-soldier—L. infantem, infans.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

infantry
Foot soldiers of the regular army; so called throughout Europe after the original Spanish "infanteria," or troops of the infanta or queen of Spain, who first developed on a large scale the importance of the arm.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

infantry
(Lat. infans, “child,” or “servant,” applied to servants who went on foot, and infanterie, to foot-soldiers generally). Is that portion of a military establishment using small-arms and equipped for marching and fighting on foot, in contradistinction to artillery and cavalry. It is the oldest of the “three arms” into which armies are conventionally divided; was the favorite of the Greeks, the Gauls, the Germans, and the Franks, and was that mainly with which Rome conquered the world. Under Grecian and Roman civilization it attained pre-eminence as the arm of battle, but fell into contempt and comparative desuetude early in the Middle Ages, and did not emerge from that obscurity till the decline of the feudal system. It was first revived by the Swiss, who, armed with the pike, withstood the most famous chivalry of Europe. Afterwards the Spanish infantry, armed with the musket, and led by Alva and the Duke of Parma, Cortez and Pizarro, became the terror of two continents. The other states of Europe were not slow in learning the lesson. Infantry steadily increased in power and importance from the first years of the 14th century, and is now recognized as constituting the principal strength of military organizations. This importance results from the fact that it can be used everywhere, “in mountains or on plains, in woody or open countries, in cities or in fields, on rivers or at sea, in the redoubt or in the attack on the breach.” It is the self-sustaining arm in the field of battle, and is, moreover, less expensive, man for man, than its auxiliaries.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

infantry
A defender of the peace.

Wikipedia

Infantry is the branch of a country's army that is trained to fight and kill enemy soldiers. A member of the infantry is called an "infantryman". Historically, infantrymen were trained to use spears, swords and shields. Modern infantrymen are trained to use many different kinds of weapons, including rifles, grenades, rocket launchers, sniper rifles, and machine guns. It is one of the most dangerous jobs in any country's military.