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brigade

/brɪˈɡeɪd/noun

उच्चारण ब्रिगेड

ब्रिगेड, सैन्य टुकड़ी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a large group of soldiers that forms a unit of an army

    ब्रिगेड, सैन्य टुकड़ी

    • an infantry brigade
    • A brigade of cavalry led the parade along Rajpath.
    • The brigade moved to the border at dawn.
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    • Each army brigade has several battalions.
    • A brigade commander gave the order to advance.

    Synonyms unit corps division battalion regiment

  2. 2

    [C]

    a group of people who have the same aims or opinions

    दल, समूह

    • the fire brigade
    • Residents formed a clean-up brigade to remove plastic from the beach every Sunday.
    • The fire brigade arrived within ten minutes.
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    • A brigade of volunteers cleaned the beach after the festival.
    • The anti-corruption brigade raided several offices in the city.

    Synonyms group team band party squad

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bri·gade

?Which word?

Keep the group words together: brigade, battalion, regiment, squad (a small group of soldiers or police), troop.

समूह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: brigade, battalion, regiment, squad (सैनिकों या पुलिस का छोटा समूह, दस्ता), troop।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The fire brigade (British, the fire service), a brigade of volunteers.

Collocations: the fire brigade (British, अग्निशमन सेवा), a brigade of volunteers।

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General knowledge

The order of army units from small to large is section, platoon, company, battalion, brigade, division, corps; a brigade is led by a brigadier.

सेना की इकाइयों का क्रम छोटे से बड़े section, platoon, company, battalion, brigade, division, corps है; brigade का नेतृत्व brigadier करता है।