Brigade vs Squad - What's the difference?
brigade | squad |
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
(derogatory) A group of people who share views or beliefs.
To form troops into a brigade
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
* 1912 , in The New England magazine , volume 47:
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
(UK, dialect) sloppy mud
As nouns the difference between brigade and squad
is that brigade is while squad is a group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.brigade
English
Noun
(en noun)- a work brigade'''; a fire '''brigade
- More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade !
Usage notes
* In many countries, a military brigade was traditionally formed from two or more regiments. According to the country and time period, brigade may also designate a much smaller groups of soldiers. A modern US brigade usually consists of three battalions and forms part of a division.Verb
(brigad)Anagrams
* ----squad
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(wikipedia squad)Alternative forms
* escouade (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- A squad of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.
- (Tennyson)
