armoured cavalry

collocation in English

meaningsofarmouredandcavalry

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcavalry.
armoured
adjective
uk
/ˈɑː.məd/us
/ˈɑːr.mɚd/
protected by a strong covering, or using military vehicles protected by ...
See more atarmoured
cavalry
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈkæv.əl.ri/us
/ˈkæv.əl.ri/
the group of soldiers in an army who fight in tanks, or (especially in the past) ...
See more atcavalry

(Definition ofarmouredandcavalryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofarmoured cavalry

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The history ofarmouredcavalryis particularly interesting.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The petronel (cavalryman) was used to give support to more heavilyarmouredcavalrysuch as demi-lancers and cuirassiers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In its place, two dedicatedarmouredcavalryregiments were assigned to provide a permanent border defence.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Between the late 17th and mid-19th centuries,armouredcavalryreferred to those cavalry regiments that retained the cuirass, and were commonly known as cuirassiers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It was replaced by three dedicatedarmouredcavalryregiments assigned to provide a permanent defence.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In the field armies there was a component of some 15% of cataphractarii or clibanarii, heavilyarmouredcavalrywho used shock tactics.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Yet it seems that the cataphract was eventually superseded by other types ofarmouredcavalry.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Nor was this a victory of the longbow, for advances in plate armour had givenarmouredcavalrya much greater measure of protection.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This derives from the fact thatarmouredcavalryare good for putting stress on a single point until the line breaks.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A western style charge by thearmouredcavalryand knights was the main tactic with the infantry used to follow up.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofarmoured
Go to the definition ofcavalry
See other collocations withcavalry