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bri⋅gade

  [bri-geyd] noun, verb, -gad⋅ed, -gad⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
2. a large body of troops.
3. a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose: a fire brigade; a rescue brigade.
4. bucket brigade.
5. History/Historical. 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.
–verb (used with object)
6. to form into a brigade.
7. to group together.
Origin:
1630–40; < F < OIt brigata company of soldiers, orig. group, band, equiv. to brig(are) prob. to associate (with), be together (obs. sense) (see brigand ) + -ata -ade 1
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bri·gade   (brĭ-gād')   
n.  
    1. A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments.
    2. A U.S. 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.
  2. A group of persons organized for a specific purpose: formed a bucket brigade to carry water to the fire.
tr.v.   bri·gad·ed, bri·gad·ing, bri·gades
To form into a brigade.

[French, from Old French, company, from Old Italian brigata, from brigare, to fight, from briga, strife, of Celtic origin; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Brigade

Bri*gade"\, n. [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop, crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga trouble, quarrel. See Brigand.]

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

Note: Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or corps d'arm['e]e. [U.S.]

2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.

Brigade inspector, an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service.

Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties.

Brigade

Bri*gade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading.] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
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Language Translation for : brigade
Spanish: brigada,
German: die Brigade,
Japanese: 旅団
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brigade 
"subdivision of an army," 1637, from Fr. brigade, from It. brigata "troop, crowd, gang," from brigare "brawl, fight," from briga "strife, quarrel," perhaps of Celt. (cf. Gael. brigh, Welsh bri "power") or Gmc. origin. Brigadier is 1678, from Fr.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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