English-Thai Dictionary

infantry

N ทหารราบ  พลเดินเท้า  ปัตตานึก  ยุหบาตร  foot soldiers foot regiment line infantry ta-han-rab

 

infantryman

N ทหารราบ  พลเดินเท้า  infantry soldier foot soldiers foot regiment line infantry ta-han-rab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFANTRY

n.In military affairs, the soldiers or troops that serve on foot, as distinguished from cavalry; as a company, regiment or brigade of infantry. In some armies, there have been heavy-armed infantry, and light-armed or light infantry, according to their manner of arming and equipping.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFANTRY

In "fan *try, n. Etym: [F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr. infante infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L. infans, -antis, child; foot soldiers being formerly the servants and followers of knights. See Infant. ]

 

1. A body of children. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

infantry

in fan try |ˈinfəntrē ˈɪnfəntri | ▶noun soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman, ’ from Latin infant- (see infant ).

 

infantryman

in fan try man |ˈinfəntrēmən ˈɪnfəntrimən | ▶noun ( pl. infantrymen ) a soldier belonging to an infantry unit.

 

Oxford Dictionary

infantry

in ¦fan |try |ˈɪnf (ə )ntri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman ’, from Latin infant- (see infant ).

 

infantryman

in |fan ¦try |man |ˈɪnf (ə )ntrɪmən | ▶noun ( pl. infantrymen ) a soldier belonging to an infantry regiment.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

infantry

infantry noun the infantry, as usual, took the worst of the battle: infantrymen, foot soldiers, foot guards; the ranks; informal GIs; cannon fodder; Military slang grunts; historical footmen.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

infantry

infantry noun casualties were high among the infantry: infantrymen, foot soldiers, foot guards; the ranks, the rank and file, cannon fodder; in the US GIs; Brit. informal Tommies; military slang infanteers, grunts; US informal, dated dogfaces, doughboys; historical footmen.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

infantry

in fan try /ɪ́nf (ə )ntri /名詞 U 〖集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗歩兵, 歩兵隊 .

 

infantryman

í nfantry man 名詞 複 -men C (個々の )歩兵 (｟男女共用 ｠foot soldier ).