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cuirassiers

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Cuirassiers had a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars, and French cuirassiers actually wore their breastplates a few weeks into WW1.

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(historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

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noun

(historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cuirassiers.

noun

(historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

Example sentences

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Cuirassiers had a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars, and French cuirassiers actually wore their breastplates a few weeks into WW1.

2

Pikes/crossbows defeated knights, until they dismounted and picked up a Pollaxe, or later, as cuirassiers used pistols to harass.

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Besides, it could be worse: it’s not like when other professions went obsolete practically overnight, like switchboard operators, or cuirassiers.

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Much like cuirassiers cavalry who were rendered obsolete by muskets becoming rifles with increased penetration, it's not because tanks don't works, it's because it's so cheap to kill one and so expensive to make one.

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How do you use cuirassiers in a sentence?

Cuirassiers had a prominent role in the Napoleonic Wars, and French cuirassiers actually wore their breastplates a few weeks into WW1.

What does cuirassiers mean?

(historical, military) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).

What part of speech is cuirassiers?

cuirassiers is commonly used as noun.