brigade

[ bri-geyd ]

/ brɪˈgeɪd /

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noun

a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.

a large body of troops.

Digital Technology. cybermob.

a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose: a fire brigade;a rescue brigade.

bucket brigade.

History/Historical. a convoy of canoes, sleds, wagons, or pack animals, especially as used to supply trappers in the 18th- and 19th-century Canadian and U.S. fur trade.

verb (used with object), bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing.

to form into a brigade.

to group together.

verb (used with or without object) bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing.

Digital Technology. to engage in online brigading.

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Origin of brigade

First recorded in 1630–40; from French, from Old Italian brigata “company of soldiers,” originally “group, band,” equivalent to brig(are) probably “to associate (with), be together” (obsolete sense), probably of Celtic origin; see brigand + -ata-ade¹

OTHER WORDS FROM brigade

in·ter·bri·gade, adjectivesub·bri·gade, noun

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How to use brigade in a sentence

The Wilts Regiment (some companies of which are brigaded with us) lost several men and an officer.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers
Its duty was to go forward and make connection with the Scotch and Gurkha troops with which it was brigaded.
Soldier Stories|Rudyard Kipling
Jews from Riga and Libau are brigaded with huge Siberians, whose marching must constitute a world record.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various
This was the first occasion on which the corps had been brigaded since their formation.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie

The men of Lorraine who had been brigaded in the German army demobilised themselves and returned to their homes.
Verdun Argonne-Metz 1914-1918|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for brigade

brigade

/ (brɪˈɡeɪd) /

noun

a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier

a group of people organized for a certain taska rescue brigade

verb (tr)

to organize into a brigade

to put or group together

Word Origin for brigade

C17: from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand

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