infantry

[ in-fuh n-tree ]

/ ˈɪn fən tri /

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.

Origin of infantry

1570–80; < Italian infanteria, equivalent to infante boy, foot-soldier (see infant) + -ria -ry

non·in·fan·try, noun

In Vietnam, Lewis was advisor to a Vietnamese infantry unit, whose nickname for him was “Captain of Many Kilos.”

A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down |Nicolaus Mills |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the west at Utah Beach the U.S. Fourth Infantry Division encountered almost none, lost 12 men killed in the first 24 hours.

Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day |James Jones |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Being there with a company of American infantry was dangerous enough; going there on your own seemed like straight-up suicide.

Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley |Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Stasio would join the Fourth Brigade, Second Infantry Division, “the Raiders,” and deploy to Iraq.

How the NSA Became a Killing Machine |Shane Harris |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The patriarch, Josiah, had fought with the 42nd Wisconsin Infantry, marching all the way to Kentucky to battle the Confederates.

Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History |Katie Baker |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Infantry, cavalry and artillery crossed the creek and the ridges and formed in a solid line which nothing could resist.

The Scouts of Stonewall |Joseph A. Altsheler
As the day wore on reinforcements of infantry came up from the force which had been left to guard the camp.

The Great Boer War |Arthur Conan Doyle
A regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry were put on guard and patrolled the streets to reduce the riotous to order.

From Fort Henry to Corinth |Manning Ferguson Force
Then the infantry became engaged, Jackson throwing his brigades upon Prince, turning his flank, and pushing him back.

Following the Flag |Charles Carleton Coffin
With five thousand infantry and one hundred and eighty cavalry he has advanced to a ford beyond the fork of Chateauguay.

Canada: the Empire of the North |Agnes C. Laut

infantry

/ (ˈɪnfəntrɪ) /

Abbreviation: Inf, inf

C16: from Italian infanteria, from infante boy, foot soldier; see infant