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fusilier::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | foot soldier, footslogger, infantryman, marcher |
Examples of fusilier
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Surmounting the garter band is the traditional flame that indicates a fusilier regiment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fusilier Gordon Gentle died in June 2004 in a roadside bomb attack on a British convoy in Basra.
From the fresnobee.com
And to my excitement, I was suddenly surrounded by a fast-moving stream of silver fusilier fish.
From the guardian.co.uk
He wasn't a sniper, he was a fusilier, an ordinary infantryman.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Pictured are fusilier fish, a common sight around Raja Ampat.
From the cnn.com
The fourth fusilier has already been convicted and sentenced on similar charges in a separate court-martial last week.
From the economist.com
Deployed at Brody were the division's 29th, 30th, 31st regiments, a fusilier and engineering battalion, and its artillery regiment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
- Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation. The name fusilier derives from the French word fusil which means flintlock musket.
- Type of British infantry taking its name from the elite infantry regiments of old. Usually considered light infantry.
