Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce cavalry
KA-vul-ree - three syllables, stress on the 1st
US/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/
kævəlɹi
UK/ˈkæ.vəl.ɹi/
kævəlɹi
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Common mistake
Often swapped with 'Calvary' (KAL-vuh-ree, the hill); cavalry, meaning horse troops, is 'KA-vul-ree'.
What “cavalry” means
The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
An individual unit of this arm of service.
In a sentence
- The cavalry charged at dawn to disrupt the enemy's advance.
- Rescuers called in the cavalry when the ground force reached a dead end.
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