Infantry vs. Airborne — What's the Difference?

Infantry is an army specialization whose personnel engage in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and armored forces. Also known as foot soldiers, infantrymen or infanteer, infantry traditionally rely on traveling by foot between combats as well, but may also use mounts (mounted infantry), military vehicles (motorized, and mechanized infantry), watercraft (naval infantry), or aircraft (airborne infantry) for between-combat mobility and logistics.

Transported by air

The branch of an army made up of units trained to fight on foot.

Carried by or through the air

Soldiers armed and trained to fight on foot

Transported in aircraft

A unit, such as a regiment, of such soldiers

In flight; flying

Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).

In or carried by the air.

(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops

In flight.

A regiment of infantry

Fitted to an aircraft.

A body of children.

Transported by air in an aircraft.

A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers, in distinction from cavalry.

Military infantry intended to be transported by air and delivered to the battlefield by parachute or helicopter.

An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot;

Conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants.

In flight; flying; - said of an airplane.

Carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; - said of combat troops, as, an airborne division.

Moved or conveyed by or through air