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light infantry

light in·fan·try
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt in-fuh n-tree]
    • /laɪt ˈɪn fən tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt in-fuh n-tree]
    • /laɪt ˈɪn fən tri/

Definitions of light infantry words

  • noun light infantry foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment. 1
  • noun light infantry infantry units with a minimal number of crew-served weapons and other supporting equipment. 1
  • noun light infantry footsoldiers who are armed with light weapons, such as rifles 0
  • noun light infantry Ground combat soldiers who are not mechanized, and whose role is harass the enemy in front of the main body of infantry. 0

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Origin of light infantry

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Light infantry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

light infantry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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