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词汇 cuirassier
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Definition of cuirassier in English:

cuirassier

noun kɥiʀasjeˌkwɪrəˈsiːə
historical
  • A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

    〈史〉披上半身铠甲的骑兵

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From up on the grassy ridge he barked out his orders and his other squadron of cuirassiers charged down the hill, beating their horses and driving them on into the fight.
    • By 1804, twelve French heavy cavalry regiments had become cuirassiers, with cuirasses and steel helmets.
    • By 1700, armor was largely out of use, but a specialist class of heavy cavalry, the cuirassier, continued to wear torso armor and a helmet.
    • Cavalry forces evolved into four categories throughout the ages: the cuirassier or heavy cavalryman, the lancer, the dragoon or mounted infantryman, and the light cavalry.
    • He quotes French cuirassiers (heavy cavalrymen) as saying that their sabers were ‘virtually useless in hand-to-hand cavalry fighting’.

Origin

Mid 16th century: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass).

Definition of cuirassier in US English:

cuirassier

noun
historical
  • A cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

    〈史〉披上半身铠甲的骑兵

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By 1804, twelve French heavy cavalry regiments had become cuirassiers, with cuirasses and steel helmets.
    • He quotes French cuirassiers (heavy cavalrymen) as saying that their sabers were ‘virtually useless in hand-to-hand cavalry fighting’.
    • From up on the grassy ridge he barked out his orders and his other squadron of cuirassiers charged down the hill, beating their horses and driving them on into the fight.
    • Cavalry forces evolved into four categories throughout the ages: the cuirassier or heavy cavalryman, the lancer, the dragoon or mounted infantryman, and the light cavalry.
    • By 1700, armor was largely out of use, but a specialist class of heavy cavalry, the cuirassier, continued to wear torso armor and a helmet.

Origin

Mid 16th century: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass).

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