cataphract in Portuguese
cataphract in Portuguese is catafracta, catafractário — cataphract means a cataphract is a suit of defensive armor covering a soldier's whole body and often the soldier's horse as well, typically made of linked mail or scale armor used by certain eastern armies.
cataphract in Portuguese
catafracta
(military, historical) Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations.
catafractário
(military, historical) A soldier (especially a horseman) covered with a cataphract (etymology 1, sense 1).
What does "cataphract" mean?
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noun A cataphract is a suit of defensive armor covering a soldier's whole body and often the soldier's horse as well, typically made of linked mail or scale armor used by certain eastern armies.
"The linked scales of the cataphract protected both rider and horse in battle."
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noun A cataphract is also a heavily armored soldier, especially a horseman, dressed in this kind of armor.
"The cataphracts formed the heaviest cavalry in the army."
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cataphract in a sentence
- The linked scales of the cataphract protected both rider and horse in battle.
- Museums display fragments of cataphract armor recovered from old battlefields.
- The cataphracts formed the heaviest cavalry in the army.
- Enemy infantry struggled to break through a charge of cataphracts.
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What is "cataphract" in Portuguese?
"cataphract" in Portuguese is catafracta, catafractário. cataphract means: A cataphract is a suit of defensive armor covering a soldier's whole body and often the soldier's horse as well, typically made of linked mail or scale armor used by certain eastern armies.
How do you use "cataphract" in a sentence?
Example: "The linked scales of the cataphract protected both rider and horse in battle." In Portuguese, "cataphract" is catafracta, catafractário.
Are there other ways to say "cataphract" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "cataphract": catafracta, catafractário.
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