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brigade

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bri·gade  (br-gd)
n.
1.
a. A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments.
b. A U.S. Army administrative and tactical unit composed of a headquarters unit, at least one unit of infantry or armor or both, and designated support units. A brigade can be commanded by a brigadier general or by a colonel.
2. A group of persons organized for a specific purpose: formed a bucket brigade to carry water to the fire.
tr.v. bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing, bri·gades
To form into a brigade.

[French, from Old French, company, from Old Italian brigata, from brigare, to fight, from briga, strife, of Celtic origin; see gwer-1 in Indo-European roots.]

brigade [brɪˈgeɪd]
n
1. (Military) a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier
2. a group of people organized for a certain task a rescue brigade
vb (tr)
1. to organize into a brigade
2. to put or group together
[from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand]

Brigade a company or band of people; a body of troops; any body of persons acting together for a purpose, e.g., fire brigade.
Examples: brigade of firemen; of papists, 1649; of people, 1650; of foot (soldiers) 1642; of sappers, 1806; of trappers, 1837.

A unit usually smaller than a division to which are attached groups and/or battalions and smaller units tailored to meet anticipated requirements. Also called BDE.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brigadebrigade - army unit smaller than a division    
army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
Verb1.brigade - form or unite into a brigade
aggroup, group - form a group or group together

brigade
noun
1. corps, company, force, unit, division, troop, squad, crew, team, outfit, regiment, contingent, squadron, detachment the men of the Seventh Armoured Brigade
2. group, party, body, band, camp, squad, organization, crew, bunch (informal) the healthy-eating brigade
Translations
brigade [brɪˈgeɪd] N (Mil) → brigada f; (fire etc) → cuerpo m
one of the old brigadeun veterano

brigade [brɪˈgeɪd] nbrigade f

brigade
n (Mil) → Brigade f

brigade [brɪˈgeɪd] n (Mil) (also) (hum) → brigata
brigade [brɪˈgeɪd] n (Mil) (also) (hum) → brigata

brigade
n brigade [briˈgeid]
1 a body of troops. brigade, afdeling لِواء бригада brigáda brigade die Brigade ταξιαρχία brigada brigaad تیپ prikaati brigade חֲטִיבָה सेना दल brigada dandár brigade sveit, flokkur, lið brigata 旅団 [군사] 여단 brigada brigāde pasukan brigade brigade brygada brigada bri­gadă бригада brigáda brigada brigada brigad กองพลน้อย tugay бригада فوجیوں کا بڑا دستہ lữ đoàn
2 a uniformed group of people organized for a particular purpose Call the fire brigade! brigade فِرْقَةُ إطفائِيَّه отряд sbor, oddíl -væsen; -korps Feuerwehr στρατιωτικό ή διοικητικό σώμα με συγκεκριμένες αρμοδιότητες cuerpo, brigada komando گروه joukko brigade יְחִידָה किसी खास काम के लिए वर्दीधारी दल radna brigada brigád regu sveit associazione, corpo organizzato (1) corpo dei vigili del fuoco 団, 隊 단체 komanda ugunsdzēsēju komanda pasukan bomba korps -korps, –vesen oddział corpo bri­gadă команда zbor četa brigada kår กลุ่มคนที่รวมตัวกันเพื่อจุดประสงค์เฉพาะ ekip команда, загін وردی پوش ملازمین کا جتھہ nhóm người
n brigadier [brigəˈdiə]
in the army, the commander of a brigade. brigadier, brigade-bevelvoerder عَميد бригаден генерал brigádní generál brigadechef der Brigadenkommandent ταξίαρχος general de brigada brigaadikomandör سرتیپ prikaatinkomentaja général de brigade תַת-אָלוּף सेना का कमांडर brigadir dandártábornok komandan brigade liðsforingi generale di brigata 准将 준장 brigados vadas brigādes komandieris brigadier brigadecommandant brigadesjef generał brygady brigadeiro general de brigadă бригадный генерал brigádny generál brigadni general brigadir brigadgeneral พนักงานตำแหน่งสูงของกองทัพ tugay komutanı 旅長 командир бригади فوجیوں کے بڑے دستے کا کماندار lữ đoàn trưởng


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