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Cuirassiers | Cuirassier

Cuirassiers meaning

plural of cuirassier

Using Cuirassiers

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of cuirassier

Context around Cuirassiers

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

french 1× famous 1× dragoons 1×

Often after:

charged 1× rode 1× guarding 1× almost 1×

Sentence patterns with Cuirassiers

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cycles and cuirassiers to armoured 1× fugger s cuirassiers charged and 1× hussars dragoons cuirassiers and uhlans 1× the cuirassiers guarding d 1× the famous cuirassiers almost all 1× the french cuirassiers rode out 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dragoon regiments were 1× falkner blenheim 1704 1× stewart pp 74 1× the cuirassiers guarding 1× while the opportunities 1×

Common sentence endings:

and then routed 1× battlefields of europe 1× mounted sabre squadrons 1× squadrons in disorder 1× the german cavalry 1× weapon in 1889 1×

Words around Cuirassiers

Just before it in the word index:

cuirassier 3 cuirasses 3 cuirass 3 cuing 6 cuillin 4 cuillerier 2

Just after it in the word index:

cuire 2 cuisinart 15 cuisine 1.097 cuisines 166 cuisson 2 cuito 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Cuirassiers

  • In this selection, "cuirassiers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, french, famous, dragoons, charged, rode and guarding stand out and add context to how "cuirassiers" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cycles and cuirassiers to armoured and fugger s cuirassiers charged and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cuirassiers" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cuirassiers

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They were the famous cuirassiers, almost all old soldiers, who had distinguished themselves on most of the battlefields of Europe. (20 words)

Falkner: Blenheim 1704, p. 81 Fugger's cuirassiers charged and, striking at a favourable angle, threw back Marsin's squadrons in disorder. (22 words)

Stewart, pp.74–5 At the start of World War I, thousands of the French Cuirassiers rode out to engage the German Cavalry. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

While the opportunities for using this weapon effectively proved infrequent during the conflict, the entire cavalry (hussars, dragoons, cuirassiers and uhlans) of the Imperial German Army adopted the lance as a primary weapon in 1889. (35 words)

Dragoon regiments were converted to motorised infantry (trucks and motor cycles), and cuirassiers to armoured units; while light cavalry (Chasseurs a' Cheval, Hussars and Spahis) remained as mounted sabre squadrons. (30 words)

The cuirassiers guarding d'Erlon's left flank were still dispersed, and so were swept over the deeply sunken main road and then routed. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Dragoon regiments were converted to motorised infantry (trucks and motor cycles), and cuirassiers to armoured units; while light cavalry (Chasseurs a' Cheval, Hussars and Spahis) remained as mounted sabre squadrons.

Falkner: Blenheim 1704, p. 81 Fugger's cuirassiers charged and, striking at a favourable angle, threw back Marsin's squadrons in disorder.

Stewart, pp.74–5 At the start of World War I, thousands of the French Cuirassiers rode out to engage the German Cavalry.

The cuirassiers guarding d'Erlon's left flank were still dispersed, and so were swept over the deeply sunken main road and then routed.

They were the famous cuirassiers, almost all old soldiers, who had distinguished themselves on most of the battlefields of Europe.

While the opportunities for using this weapon effectively proved infrequent during the conflict, the entire cavalry (hussars, dragoons, cuirassiers and uhlans) of the Imperial German Army adopted the lance as a primary weapon in 1889.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cuirassiers" in a sentence?
An example: "Dragoon regiments were converted to motorised infantry (trucks and motor cycles), and cuirassiers to armoured units; while light cavalry (Chasseurs a' Cheval, Hussars and Spahis) remained as mounted sabre squadrons." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "cuirassiers" from authentic English texts.
What does "cuirassiers" mean?
Cuirassiers means: plural of cuirassier
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