in‧fan‧try /ˈɪnfəntri/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante 'boy, soldier', from Latin infans; ⇒ infant1]
soldiers who fight on foot:
an infantry regiment ⇒
cavalry [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲