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infantry

/ˈɪnfəntɹi/ noun C1
  1. Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne). (countable, uncountable)
  2. The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops. (uncountable)
  3. A regiment of infantry. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Infants; children. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)

Plural infantries

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“A sergeant, sir, Royal Marine Light Infantry, sir.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 22 · B2

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