Definition of cataphract in English:

cataphract

noun ˈkatəfraktˈkadəˌfrakt

archaic

A soldier in full armour.
〈古〉身披全副盔甲的战士
Example sentencesExamples
- Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry.
- Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat.
- The cataphracts were introduced into the Seleukid army in the Hellenistic era.
- However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it.
- The later kings become increasingly heavily armored in this period and it is more than likely that the heavy cataphracts often discussed reaches numbers that are truly significant on the battlefield.

Origin

Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos 'clothed in full armour'.

Definition of cataphract in US English:

cataphract

nounˈkadəˌfrakt

archaic

A soldier in full armor.
〈古〉身披全副盔甲的战士
Example sentencesExamples
- Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry.
- However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it.
- The cataphracts were introduced into the Seleukid army in the Hellenistic era.
- The later kings become increasingly heavily armored in this period and it is more than likely that the heavy cataphracts often discussed reaches numbers that are truly significant on the battlefield.
- Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat.

Origin

Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos ‘clothed in full armor’.

单词	cataphract
释义	Definition of cataphract in English: cataphract noun ˈkatəfraktˈkadəˌfrakt archaic A soldier in full armour. 〈古〉身披全副盔甲的战士 Example sentencesExamples Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry. Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat. The cataphracts were introduced into the Seleukid army in the Hellenistic era. However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it. The later kings become increasingly heavily armored in this period and it is more than likely that the heavy cataphracts often discussed reaches numbers that are truly significant on the battlefield. Origin Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos 'clothed in full armour'. Definition of cataphract in US English: cataphract nounˈkadəˌfrakt archaic A soldier in full armor. 〈古〉身披全副盔甲的战士 Example sentencesExamples Roman cataphracts wore similar armour from the second century ad, and transmitted the tradition of armouring arms and legs to the heaviest units of the Byzantine cavalry. However, its importance should not be overemphasized, for very effective heavy cavalry - notably the cataphracts of the Byzantine empire - had coped well without it. The cataphracts were introduced into the Seleukid army in the Hellenistic era. The later kings become increasingly heavily armored in this period and it is more than likely that the heavy cataphracts often discussed reaches numbers that are truly significant on the battlefield. Defensively the cataphracts would protect the Roman flanks and rear from enemy cavalry attacks, both by arrow volleys and close range combat. Origin Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek kataphraktos ‘clothed in full armor’.
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