Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - brigade
Brigade
brigade
n. & v. --n. 1 Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of 3 battalions and forming part of a division. c a corresponding armoured unit. 2 an organized or uniformed band of workers (fire brigade). 3 colloq. any group of people with a characteristic in common (the couldn't-care-less brigade). --v.tr. form into a brigade. Etymology: F f. It. brigata company f. brigare be busy with f. briga strife
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I. noun see: brigand Date: 1634 1. a large body of troops, a tactical and administrative unit composed of a headquarters, one or more units of infantry or armor, and supporting units, a group of people organized for special activity, II. transitive verb (~d; brigading) Date: 1781 to form or unite into a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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