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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bri•gade /brɪˈgeɪd/USA pronunciation 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.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bri•gade (bri gād′),USA pronunciation 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. - Militaryto form into a brigade.
- to group together.
- 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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)- to organize into a brigade
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand |