spahi

/spah-hee/US // ˈspɑ hi //UK // (ˈspɑːhiː, ˈspɑːiː) //

泉州

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural spa·his.
- : one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- : a cavalryman in the Turkish army.

As soon as Mole was mounted, the chief spahi gave the word, and the imposing cavalcade set off at a quick trot.
Already Banfy was fighting with the eighth spahi who, like all the rest, gave way before his extraordinary dexterity.
Instead of a single blanket, the Spahi trooper has a half a dozen variegated saddle-cloths, very spectacular, if not useful.
No great function, local or otherwise, is complete without a fantasia, and here the Spahi is at his uncontrolled best.
The fantasia is the classic diversion and showing-off pace of Algerias Spahi cavalry.