Brigade

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brigade \Bri*gade"\, n. [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop,
     crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga
     trouble, quarrel. See {Brigand}.]
     1. (Mil.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery,
        infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments,
        under the command of a brigadier general.


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     Note: Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded
           by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an
           army corps, or corps d'arm['e]e. [U.S.]
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     2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching
        together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
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     {Brigade inspector}, an officer whose duty is to inspect
        troops in companies before they are mustered into service.
        
  
     {Brigade major}, an officer who may be attached to a brigade
        to assist the brigadier in his duties.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brigade \Bri*gade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brigaded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Brigading}.] (Mil.)
     To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brigade
       n : army unit smaller than a division
       v : form or unite into a brigade

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "brigade":
     KP, age group, army, army group, band, battalion, battery,
     battle group, bevy, body, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique,
     cohort, column, combat command, combat team, company, complement,
     contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, detachment, detail,
     division, faction, field army, field train, file, fleet,
     flying column, gang, garrison, group, grouping, groupment,
     in-group, junta, kitchen police, legion, maniple, mob, movement,
     organization, out-group, outfit, pack, party, peer group, phalanx,
     platoon, posse, rank, regiment, salon, section, set, squad,
     squadron, stable, string, tactical unit, task force, team, train,
     tribe, troop, troupe, unit, wing