单词 | highland regiment |
释义 | > as lemmasHighland regiment Highland regiment n. now historical (in the British Army) any of a number of regiments originally raised in and recruited from the Scottish Highlands, whose members are entitled to wear Highland dress.In 2006, the Highland regiments became battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ΚΠ a1690 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Fourth Pt. (1701) II. xxxi. 1305 The old Highland Regiment that was about Edinburgh is dispatched to Sterling. 1796 J. Williamson Treat. Mil. Finance (new ed.) i. 5 In 1787,..5 Highland regiments were raised and sent to the East-Indies. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 51/1 The 109 regiments of the line include 12 Highland regiments, and the first twenty-five have 2 battalions each. 1916 ‘Platoon Commander’ With my Regiment from Aisne to La Bassée i. 11 There was an officer in a Highland regiment,..a splendid-looking fellow, with his kilt and gaily cocked glengarry. 2005 G. Graham Trees are all Young on Garrison Hill iii. 21 Those who rationalized the army in the second half of the 20th century..underestimated the emotional impact of their reorganizations, especially on Highland regiments. < as lemmas |
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