line infantry

noun

Infantry (foot soldiers) used in heavy front line combat, as opposed to light infantry, skirmishers, militia, etc.

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Meanings

nounline infantry (plural line infantries)

plural line infantries

  1. Infantry (foot soldiers) used in heavy front line combat, as opposed to light infantry, skirmishers, militia, etc.

Translations

Spanish infantería de línea
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APA

line infantry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20infantry

MLA

“line infantry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20infantry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line infantry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20infantry.

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