Brigade

What do we mean by brigade?

A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments. noun

A US 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. noun

A group of persons organized for a specific purpose. noun

To form into a brigade. transitive verb

A party or division of troops or soldiers, whether cavalry or infantry, regulars or militia, consisting of several regiments, squadrons, or battalions, under the command of a brigadier, or brigadier-general. noun

A body of individuals organized, generally wearing a uniform, and acting under authority: as, a fire brigade. noun

To form into a brigade or into brigades: as, regiments of militia are brigaded with regiments of the line.

Hence To arrange or embody in a single collection or group; group together, as in zoölogy, under a single name.

In zoology, a division of no fixed value, used in the sense of ‘cohort,’ as a convenient term for assemblages of animals which may not be included in any of the divisions commonly employed. noun

A small squad of engineers or of other technical troops: as, the full sap was executed by a brigade of eight sappers. noun

A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general. noun

Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority. noun

An officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service. noun

An officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties. noun

To form into a brigade, or into brigades. transitive verb

A group of people organized to perform a common purpose. e.g. a work brigade, a fire brigade noun

Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service. noun

To form troops into a brigade verb

Form or unite into a brigade verb

A group of people organized for a common purpose.

Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.

A group of people who share views or beliefs.

Words that are spelled similarly to brigade:
brigade, brigada, brimade.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word brigade:
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Words that rhyme with brigade:
trade, aid, blade, shade, grade, cascade, made, accolade, laid, persuade, aide, renegade, crusade, raid, parade, jade, fade, tirade, charade, staid, afraid, evade, decade, promenade, degrade, masquerade, upgrade, glade, retrograde, wade, pervade, braid, mermaid, maid, spade, arcade, fusillade, dissuade, serenade, escapade, suede, handmade, upbraid, invade, bade, blockade, lade, dismayed, brocade, cade, ade, nightshade, manmade, paid, palisade, barricade, centigrade, lemonade, cavalcade, frayed, grenade, homemade, waylaid, colonnade, clade, conveyed, marinade, marmalade, forbade, downgrade, slade, quaid, located, sauteed, buffeted, payed, delayed, hade, stayed, betrayed, weighed, swayed, arrayed, prepaid, quayd, adelaide, portrayed, haid, splayed, cliched, allayed, overlaid, nsaid, motorcade, played, relayed, unafraid, displayed, stade, medicaid.

Adjectives that are often used to describe brigade:
1st, 4th, second, first, whole, 3rd, 5th, third, 6th, old, british, entire, irish, 8th, 9th, naval, armoured, 2nd, light, single, 15th, armored, 16th, 10th, fourth, 27th, 18th, 12th, famous, 25th, 19th, right, 29th, 20th, 14th, 21st, confederate, 13th, 24th, independent, 28th, left, 17th, fire, heavy, australian, portuguese, indian, 26th, marine, soviet, mixed, mechanized, 44th, fresh, fifth, 11th, 7th, 23rd, regular, airborne, 35th, gallant, 36th, 88th, 45th, demi, turkish, 55th, 65th, man, 48th, 37th, canadian, 30th, nth, polish, 38th.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective brigade:
major, leader, surgeon, commander, division, front, general, majors, strength, algorithm, inspector, leaders, commanders, headquarters, station, mess, officer, attack, colonel, workers, inspectors, fashion, device, drill, force, staff, level, style, quartermaster, divisions, members, devices, size, generals, movement, accounting, field, boundary, organization, buildings, enterprises, chief, reserve, quarters, based, run, captain, stations, commissary, chaplain, soldiers, horses, gen, houses, operation, assault, the, band, brig, command, frontage, circuits, policing, register, col, office, squares, readout, sonderkommandos, artillery, inspection, formation, regiment, electronics.

Consonant match to brigade:
brigid.

Words that sound like brigade:
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