brigade
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4.0
- noun
- /brɪˈɡeɪd/
:
brigada
- In the distance, the sound of fire brigade sirens swirled through the aborted Christmas night.
- fire brigade
- workers' brigade
- production brigade
So much so that today members of Parliament in Britain used to be IRA brigade commanders in Northern Ireland.
- So much so that today members of Parliament in Britain used to be IRA brigade commanders in Northern Ireland.
- Yeah, it was the Upright Citizens Brigade, which was our mangy little group in Chicago, and it was Horatio Sands.
- Neighbors heard the fire screams, called the fire brigade.
- The again, the Red Brigades in Germany and Spain and France sponsored the IRA.
- He was the Irish Brigade's chaplain and he's giving them a fucking goodbye before they all die.
- We all remember the Bader Meinhof group, we all remember the Red Brigades, you know, the Red Army in Japan and so on.
- I was, I was the brigade surgeon operations officer basically.
- And back then, the Upright Citizens, Upright Citizens Brigade was in this kind of dingy next strip club where they, you remember this?
- The Ltda, the fire service, the fire brigade are changing laws.
- They had the Red Brigade and the people in there from all kind of bad folks, and they put me in there with that.
- I paid enough for a full fucking fire brigade crew.
Examples
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John's Ambulance Brigade, something she'd started to do while still at school.
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Oh yes, we've got the fire brigade and now the AA are here.
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So I convinced them to allow him to stay in our brigade hospital here.
Fiction book (1994) -
What do you say we get your fire brigade out here and hose down the cars?
Fiction book (1993) -
Then in God's name, use the fire brigade!
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The Ltda, the fire service, the fire brigade are changing laws.
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Military authorities were unable to spare the Brigade in order to quell disturbances in Lahore.
Academic text (2018) -
One infantry brigade and some cavalry remained in Kingston to distract and delay the Federals.
Academic text (2007) -
Today, most calls for removing a swarm are referred to local brigades of beekeepers, agriculture department personnel, or firefighters.
Academic text (1996) -
The local fire brigade arrived quickly to extinguish the flames and save the building.
Synonyms
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2.3
A team of people who put out flames and help in emergencies
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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
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brigade originally meant a small organized group, from Italian brigata 'a group' and brigare 'to fight or struggle'. So a brigade can be any team set up to do a job, like a fire brigade.