brigadier

brig·a·dier

B0482000 (brĭg′ə-dîr′)n. A brigadier general.

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[French, from brigade, brigade; see brigade.]

brigadier

(ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə) n1. (Military) an officer of the British Army or Royal Marines who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade2. (Military) an equivalent rank in other armed forces3. (Military) army US short for brigadier general4. (Historical Terms) history a noncommissioned rank in the armies of Napoleon I[C17: from French, from brigade]

brig•a•dier

(ˌbrɪg əˈdɪər)

n. 1. a British military officer of the rank between colonel and major general. 2. brigadier general. [1670–80; < French] brig`a•dier′ship, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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brigadier - a general officer ranking below a major generalbrigadier generalgeneral officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel

Translations

旅长

brigade

(briˈgeid) noun1. a body of troops. 旅 旅2. a uniformed group of people organized for a particular purpose. Call the fire brigade! 隊 队brigadier (brigəˈdiə) noun in the army, the commander of a brigade. 旅長 旅长