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Noun: brigade  bri'geyd
  1. Army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions
    "The brigade was tasked with defending the strategic position"
Verb: brigade  bri'geyd
  1. Form or unite into a brigade
    "The general brigaded the new recruits"

Derived forms: brigades, brigaded, brigading

Type of: aggroup [archaic], army unit, group

Encyclopedia: Brigade