brigade

Inflections of 'brigade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bri•gade n. [countable]

Militarya military unit:A brigade consists of a headquarters and two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
Militarya large body of troops.
a group of individuals organized for a purpose:the rescue brigade.

bri•gade n., v., -gad•ed, -gad•ing.
n.

Militarya military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
Militarya large body of troops.
a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose:a fire brigade; a rescue brigade.
See bucket brigade.
American History[Hist.]a convoy of canoes, sleds, wagons, or pack animals, esp. as used to supply trappers in the 18th- and 19th-century Canadian and U.S. fur trade.

v.t.

Old Italian brigata company of soldiers, origin, originally group, band, equivalent. to brig(are) probably to associate (with), be together (obsolete sense) (see brigand) + -ata -ade¹
French
1630–40

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brigade /brɪˈɡeɪd/ n

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 task: a rescue brigade

vb (transitive)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand

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