Definitions for "Cavalier"
A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.
In fortification, a raised work where artillery was placed to command the surrounding works or country. It was sometimes placed on the terreplein of a bastion or curtain.
Raised structure containing a battery, usually sited above the centre of a bastion. Raising the battery gives a better trajectory.
One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.
Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). (In response, the Royalists called the Parliamentarians Roundheads.) Typically, the term "Cavalier" referred to the high-born supporters of King Charles, who were fond of fashionable, extravagant clothing.
Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.
given to haughty disregard of others
A military man serving on horseback; a knight.
A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.
a gallant or courtly gentleman
offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to serious.
Cavalier is a magazine launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 and continuing for decades, eventually evolving into a Playboy-style men's magazine. It has no connection with the Frank Munsey pulp, The Cavalier, published in the early years of the 20th Century.
a good car, but despite cosmetic tweaks and recent powertrain upgrades, it's still based on an old platform with limited handling capabilities without lots of aftermarket modifications
The Cavalier was one of the named passenger trains of the Norfolk and Western Railway. Despite the small contribution it made to the Norfolk & Western's operating revenue, the company offered a wide variety of passenger trains to serve the public. Although there were relatively few people in its service area from which to draw patrons, N&W put its best foot forward.
The Cavalier is a minor enemy of Batman and a fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Detective Comics #81, (November 1943), and was created by Don Cameron and Bob Kane.
A mecha-piloting adventurer.
a Spaniard, I believe
a knightly sort of figure, so a fighter might become one and vice versa
Male partner of the ballerina.
High-spirited.
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