Brigade and Infantry

Brigade

Brigade noun - A group of people working together on a task.

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Infantry and brigade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infantry" instead a noun "Brigade".

Nearby Word: brigadier

Infantry noun - An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot.

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Brigade and infantry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brigade" instead a noun "Infantry".

Nearby Word: infant

normal	normal brigade	normal infantry
regular	regular brigade	regular infantry
certain	certain brigade	certain infantry
standard	standard brigade	standard infantry
Other adjectives: effective, giant, naval, roman.

Most brigade types suffer heavy combat penalties, with armor and artillery taking the worst, while infantry take the least.

Source: Urban Warfare
A unit of troops might, for instance, represent a brigade of French infantry from the Napoleonic wars.

Source: Units Not to Scale
In 2014, the 134th infantry battalion and the Riau Island police's mobile brigade in the city of Batam exchanged fire.

Source: Interservice Rivalry

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