brigade

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[edit] Noun

Singular
brigade

Plural
brigades

brigade (plural brigades)

  1. military unit forming part of an army. A brigade usually consists of three battalions and forms part of a division.
    One additional brigade of 3,500 U.S. troops has just arrived in Afghanistan.
  2. civilian workforce or organization (e.g. fire brigade)

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military unit
civilian workforce or organization
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to brigade

Third person singular
brigades

Simple past
brigaded

Past participle
brigaded

Present participle
brigading

to brigade (third-person singular simple present brigades, present participle brigading, simple past and past participle brigaded)

  1. To form troops into a brigade

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