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infantry

noun

Definition of infantry

as in army

the part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot He joined the infantry after leaving school. The infantry is coming.

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Recent Examples of infantry His force included disciplined infantry supported by artillery. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The participating troops hailed from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, which typically operates armored vehicles, like M1A2 tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 Breakthroughs Breaking through fortified front lines has long been one of the toughest jobs infantry troops face in conventional warfare. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 The attacking force included tanks, armored fighting vehicles, BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, commercial trucks, and supporting infantry. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for infantry

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The European Union’s top diplomat said Russia’s army is struggling to make progress on the front line and wants to scare off Ukraine’s Western backers with its air campaign.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
He's widely considered to be close to the chief of the army, which is Pakistan's most powerful institution.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of army

Noun

That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of soldiers

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Gerasimov also claimed Russian troops had overcome the first defensive line of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk fortified region in certain areas and that operations were currently advancing along a 160-kilometer front.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Some of those attacks have killed and wounded American troops.

— Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of troops

Noun

An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said in August.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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