infantry
步兵,步兵队
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plural in·fan·tries.
- : soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.
- : a branch of an army composed of such soldiers.
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Examples
Ryan Vanderweit joined the infantry in 2002 and was quickly deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war.
Spare blood is not a standard part of an infantry kit, and for good reason.
It is the kind of question with huge implications for infantry fights and tactical engagements—a possibly useful weapon on the edge of much more complicated wars.
Fascist infantry charged machineguns screaming, “Viva la muerte”— Long live death!
Same for the elegant officer’s cap with the faded blue infantry band from the early 1900s.
In Vietnam, Lewis was advisor to a Vietnamese infantry unit, whose nickname for him was “Captain of Many Kilos.”
In the west at Utah Beach the U.S. Fourth Infantry Division encountered almost none, lost 12 men killed in the first 24 hours.
Being there with a company of American infantry was dangerous enough; going there on your own seemed like straight-up suicide.
Stasio would join the Fourth Brigade, Second Infantry Division, “the Raiders,” and deploy to Iraq.
Russian ground forces, including infantry and armor units, are being permanently stationed in key areas.
Fanning and Wharton were to make head against the infantry and cavalry.