brigade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun army unit smaller than a division
  2. verb form or unite into a brigade

WordNet

Bri*gade" noun
Etymology
F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop, crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga trouble, quarrel. See Brigand.
Definitions
  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. ✍ Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or corps d'armée. U.S.
  2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
Bri*gade" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Brigaded; present participle & verbal noun Brigading
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.

Webster 1913