hoplite - těžkooděnec
BrE
/'hɒplaɪt/
AmE
/'hɑ:plaɪt/

noun - a heavily armed foot soldier in ancient Greece

 
frigate - fregata
BrE
/'frɪgət/
AmE
/'frɪgət/

noun - a medium warship from 18th and 19th century

caravel
caravel - karavela
BrE
/'kærəvel/
AmE
/'kærəvel/

noun - a small ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese at the beginning of 15th century (esp. for exploration)

 
longbowman - lukostřelec (s dlouhým lukem)
BrE
/'lɒŋbəʊmən/
AmE
/'lɔ:ŋboʊmən/

noun - a medieval soldier (esp. English) who used a powerful long bow

 
galleon - galeona
BrE
/'gæliən/
AmE
/'gæliən/

noun - a large sailing ship used by the Spanish (15th - 18th century) for commerce and war

swordsman
swordsman - šermíř, bojovník s mečem
BrE
/'sɔ:dzmən/
AmE
/'sɔ:rdzmən/

noun - a person who is good at fighting with a sword

warrior
warrior - bojovník
BrE
/'wɒrɪə/
AmE
/'wɑ:rɪər/

noun - a soldier, a person who fights in a battle or war

 
spearman - voják s kopím
BrE
/'spɪəmən/
AmE
/'spɪrmən/

noun - a soldier (esp. in Bronze Age) with a long pointed weapon

pikeman
pikeman - voják s kopím, kopiník
BrE
/'paɪkmən/
AmE
/'paɪkmən/

noun - a soldier (in history) whose weapon was a long stick with a sharp end

horseman
horseman - jezdec (na koni)
BrE
/'hɔ:smən/
AmE
/'hɔ:rsmən/

noun - a person skilled at riding horses

 
galley - galéra
BrE
/'gæli/
AmE
/'gæli/

noun, technical - a kind of medieval boat with oars and a sail, prisoners and slaves were often used to row it

catapult
catapult - katapult
BrE
/'kætəpʌlt/
AmE
/'kæt̬əpʌlt/

noun - a medieval war machine used for shooting large stones, iron balls etc. (it was often used during sieges)

 
catapult - prak
BrE
/'kætəpʌlt/
AmE
/'kæt̬əpʌlt/

noun - a stick shaped like a Y with a piece of elastic used for shooting stones

 
bowman - lukostřelec, lučištník
BrE
/'bəʊmən/
AmE
/'boʊmən/

noun - an expert at using a bow and an arrow

 
scout - zvěd, skaut
BrE
/'skaʊt/
AmE
/'skaʊt/

noun - a person (usually a soldier) who goes ahead of the group (army) to find paths or the location of the enemy