brigade
[ bri-geyd ]
/ brɪˈgeɪd /
noun
verb (used with object), bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing.
to form into a brigade.
to group together.
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Origin of brigade
OTHER WORDS FROM brigade
in·ter·bri·gade, adjectivesub·bri·gade, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for brigade
The more than 4,000 members of the brigade will travel by bus from Annapolis to West Point “super early” Saturday morning, according to the Navy Public Affairs Office.
The Army-Navy game will feel radically different in West Point, but it will remain magical|John Feinstein|December 10, 2020|Washington PostIn brigading the regiments no attention whatever was paid to the race or color of the men.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army|T. G. StewardIn fact, anticipating this very emergency, brigading with the British had already been begun.
With the Doughboy in France|Edward Hungerford
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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