"light cavalry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light cavalries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light cavalry (plural light cavalries)
  1. (military) A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses. Wikipedia link: light cavalry Categories (topical): Collectives, Military, Military units Related terms: heavy cavalry Translations (military unit): 輕騎兵 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻骑兵 (qīngqíbīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 輕騎 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻骑 (qīngqí) (Chinese Mandarin), kevyt ratsuväki (Finnish), leichte Kavallerie [feminine] (German), lekka kawaleria [feminine] (Polish), лёгкая кавале́рия (ljóxkaja kavalérija) [feminine] (Russian), легка́ кінно́та (lehká kinnóta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), легка́ кавале́рія (lehká kavalérija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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