heavy cavalry

English

Noun

heavy cavalry (countable and uncountable, plural heavy cavalries)

1. (military) A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.

Translations

military unit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重騎兵 / 重骑兵 (zhòngqíbīng), 重騎 / 重骑 (zhòngqí), 重骑兵 (zhòngqí)

• Finnish: raskas ratsuväki
• German: schwere Kavallerie f
• Russian: тяжёлая кавале́рия f (tjažólaja kavalérija)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: важка́ кінно́та f (važká kinnóta), важка́ кавале́рія f (važká kavalérija)

See also

• light cavalry