Meanings
nounheavy cavalry (countable and uncountable, plural heavy cavalries)
plural heavy cavalries
- countableuncountablegovernmentA military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 重騎兵 /重骑兵, 重騎 /重骑
- 重騎兵 /重骑兵 (zhòngqíbīng)military unit
- 重騎 /重骑 (zhòngqí)military unit
- 重骑兵 (zhòngqí)military unit
Finnish raskas ratsuväki
- raskas ratsuväkimilitary unit
German schwere Kavallerie
- schwere Kavalleriemilitary unit
Russian тяжёлая кавале́рия
- тяжёлая кавале́рия (tjažólaja kavalérija)military unit
Ukrainian важка́ кінно́та, важка́ кавале́рія
- важка́ кінно́та (važká kinnóta)military unit
- важка́ кавале́рія (važká kavalérija)military unit
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APA
heavy cavalry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20cavalry
MLA
“heavy cavalry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20cavalry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy cavalry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20cavalry.
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