regiment
noun
a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
regiments
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pluralof regiment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof regiment (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
regimentnouna unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.
Example Sentences
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The relief depicts an actual event: Shaw, scion of a prominent abolitionist family, is on horseback leading one of the conflict’s first black regiments off to the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The founder of the Geek Meet Club wanted to bring like-minded people together and exclude the regiments of fakes she says have undermined online dating.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
As a senior member of the royal family, the prince is affiliated to a number of military regiments.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Soon the fraying American regiments were being hounded south by west through New Jersey, and by Christmas Day King George’s troops had driven them across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“General Putnam is bringing a couple of regiments here for winter encampment. We’re going up to Lonetown and hole up until spring.”
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
