Definition
Soldiers on horseback, historically; or to force someone to do something against their will through threats or coercion.
Etymology
From French 'dragon' (dragon), possibly because dragoons were originally mounted musketeers whose weapons sparked like dragons. Used from the 1600s onward, the verb form means to force or coerce someone.
Kelly Says
Dragoons were actually one of the first combined-arms soldiers—they could fight mounted or dismounted, which made them incredibly flexible in medieval battles. Modern special forces essentially reinvented the concept of 'soldier good at multiple combat styles.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
dragoons
dra-goons
ARالعربية
دراجون
dra-joon
CACatalà
dragoons
dra-goons
CSČeština
dragooni
dra-goo-ni
DADansk
dragoner
dra-go-ner
DEDeutsch
Dragoons
dra-goons
ELΕλληνικά
δρακονοί
dra-ko-noi
ESEspañol
dragones
dra-go-nes
FISuomi
dragoonit
dra-goon-it
FRFrançais
dragons
dra-gons
HEעברית
דרגונים
dra-go-neem
HUMagyar
huszárok
hu-sa-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
dragoon
dra-goon
ITItaliano
dragoni
dra-go-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
dragoon
dra-goon
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မစွမ်း
ta-p-ma-s-wun
NLNederlands
dragoons
dra-goons
NONorsk
dragoner
dra-go-ner
PLPolski
dragonowie
dra-go-no-vie
PTPortuguês
dragões
dra-goy-sh
RORomână
dragoane
dra-go-ane
RUРусский
драгуны
dra-gu-ny
SVSvenska
dragoner
dra-go-ner
SWKiswahili
dragoons
dra-goons
TAதமிழ்
திராணிகள்
thira-ni-gal
TEతెలుగు
డ్రాగన్లు
dra-gon-lu
UKУкраїнська
драгуни
dra-gu-ni
VITiếng Việt
kỵ binh rồng
ky-binh-rong