- Dragoon - Wikipedia
Dragoon is occasionally used as a verb meaning to subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops; and by extension to compel by any violent measures or threats
- DRAGOON Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
A dragoon was a mounted European infantryman of the 17th and 18th centuries armed with a firearm called by the same name We suspect no arm-twisting is necessary to convince you that the firearm's name, which came to English from French, comes from the fired weapon's resemblance to a fire-breathing dragon
- Dragoon | Napoleonic Wars, Cavalry, Mounted Infantry | Britannica
Dragoon, in late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense The terms derived from his weapon, a species of carbine or short musket called the dragoon
- Dragoon Soldier: Historical Background - U. S. National Park Service
The term "dragoon" came from the nickname for their weapon, the carbine or short musket, called "the dragon," which referred to the fire that emits out of the gun when fired, hence the term "dragon" or dragoon soldiers
- DRAGOON Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Dragoon definition: (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop See examples of DRAGOON used in a sentence
- Dragoon - definition of dragoon by The Free Dictionary
Define dragoon dragoon synonyms, dragoon pronunciation, dragoon translation, English dictionary definition of dragoon ) n A member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot tr v dra·gooned, dra·goon·ing, dra·goons 1 To subjugate or
- DRAGOON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The other dragoon, a strong, muscular man, had in the mean while laid hands on him Their leader stood fast, supported by three men, two of whom were dragoons, the third in dress and appearance a countryman, all well armed
- dragoon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
One of the principal beauties of the Dragoon is the straightness of the top of its skull, and that of its beak, which ought almost to make a horizontal line with each other
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