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infantry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
infantry
(noun)
infantry
/
ˈ
ɪnfəntri/
noun
plural
infantry
infantry
/
ˈ
ɪnfəntri/
noun
plural
infantry
Britannica Dictionary definition of INFANTRY
:
the part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot
[
noncount
]
He joined the
infantry
after leaving school.
The
infantry
is coming.
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plural
]
The
infantry
are coming.
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