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Noun Concept
Categories: Dragoon Guards, Military equestrianism, Obsolete occupations, Light Dragoons, Infantry
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dragoon  dragoons
EN
A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen WordNet 3.0
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A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. Wikipedia
Soldier who fights on foot, but relocates on horseback. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Mounted infantry soldiers that rode horses for mobility and dismounted before they engaged in combat Wikidata
A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted. Wiktionary
Horse soldier. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
cavalryman
cavalry
Infanterist
HAS KIND
soldado de cuera
DERIVATION
dragoon
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Otto's encyclopedia
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
dragon
NAMED AFTER
dragon
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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dragoon
Wikipedia
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dragoon
Wikidata
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dragoon
Wiktionary
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dragoon
Wikipedia Redirections
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dragoons

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