1) Armed mounted infantryman 2) Cavalry member 3) Cavalryman 4) French word used in English 5) Light Brigade member 6) Military phrasing 7) Military term 8) Military word 9) Mountie 10) Obsolete occupation 11) Official military term 12) Old foot soldier 13) Subjugate by imposing troops 14) To coerce
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1) Badger 2) Coerce 3) Push
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to compel by military bullying; to compel by force
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• (v. t.) To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers. • (n.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man. • (n.) A variety of pigeon. • (v. t.) To compel submission by violent measures; t...
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in late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense. The terms ...
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Mounted soldier who carried an infantry weapon such as a `dragon`, or short musket, as used by the French army in the 16th century. The name was retained by some later regiments after the...
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1. Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man. ... 2. A variety of pigeon. ... <zoology> Dragoon bird, the umbrella bird. ... Origin: F. Dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. Draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given from the sens...
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Dra·goon' (drȧ*gōn')
noun [ French
dragon dragon, dragoon, from Latin
draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense
standard . See
Dragon .]
1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and arm...
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Dra·goon' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Dragooned ;
present participle & verbal noun Dragooning .]
1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
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A Dragoon was a mounted soldier who carried an infantry weapon such as a 'dragon', or short musket, as used by the French army in the 16th century. The name was retained by some later regiments after the original meaning became obsolete.
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heavily armed trooper in some European armies of the 17th and 18th centuries
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n] - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen 2. [v] - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means 3. [v] - subjugate by imposing troops
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variety of pidgeon, being a cross between a horseman and a tumbler. Also dragon.
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Operational code name for Allied operations in the South of France formerly known as Anvil
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6x6 armoured vehicle based on Land Rover 110 chassis [UK], 4x4 armoured vehicle series [US]
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noun a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
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Mounted soldier who carried an infantry weapon such as a `dragon`, or short musket, as used by the French army in the 16th century. The name was retained by some later regiments after the original meaning became obsolete
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(esp. formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. · a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. · (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.
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