brigade
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5.4
- noun
- /brɪˈɡeɪd/
- Specialized
:
brigada
- Each brigade typically consists of several battalions working together as a unit.
- an infantry brigade
- a brigade commander
- a brigade of battalions
And I went and saw the Padre in five Airborne Brigade headquarters.
- And I went and saw the Padre in five Airborne Brigade headquarters.
- And the Turkish gendarmerie brigade was here at that time.
- He goes to work in the brigade, some junior staff officer, and he just keeps winning camp, battle after battle after campaign.
Examples
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We've already sent the Seventh Armoured Brigade, and I believe the Fourth Armoured will follow.
Fiction book (1994) -
Thus, in the French armies of the Napoleonic Wars, a brigade stood as the largest pure infantry unit.
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I now command an armor brigade and am out to make it the best in the army.
Fiction book (1993) -
Brigade reporting for duty, sir.
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Sending a pass with the 1st Greek Brigade.
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We have already announced the removal of two army brigades from Europe.
Academic text (2012) -
You go with your Polish brigade with Roy Urquhart.
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Deputy commander of the brigade, he had argued with the commander against scheduling a night drill.
Fiction book (1993) -
He's your brigade commander.
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The INC thinks its light infantry brigades can easily defeat heavy armored divisions like Iraq's.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
99
6.2
A large group of soldiers made of several smaller units
2
4.7
A military unit made of several groups of soldiers formed to fight
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8.2
A large military unit made of several battalions
Compounds
- Offensive
A group of older women, often with bluish grey dyed hair, who meet to chat
A group of people who pick up litter and remove debris after an event or disaster
An armed communist group in the Philippines that carried out attacks in cities in the 1980s and 1990s
- Offensive
People from richer country backgrounds who enjoy country activities and nature, often wearing green boots
- Offensive
People at events who act snobby, are picky about food and show little real interest
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Brigade comes from an old Italian word brigata meaning 'a group' and from brigare meaning 'to fight'. So a brigade is a group of soldiers organized to fight and work together.