Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 5 compound words that contain brigade. The most common are listed below. Open brigade in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- fire brigadeA group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
- internet brigadeA coordinated group of Internet trolls and propagandists, especially those supporting the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
- bucket brigadeThe long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique, who pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it.
- green-ink brigadeCollectively, those people who write letters to newspaper editors, politicians, etc., expressing eccentric views; the letters are often stereotyped as being lengthy, handwritten in green ink, and characterized by the frequent use of …
- prawn sandwich brigadePeople who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.
- brigade majorchief of staff of a brigade.
- brigade systemThe hierarchical organization of the kitchen staff in a restaurant into small teams or individuals, each responsible for a type of food (starters, mains etc) under the overall control of a head chef.
- kitchen brigadeA kitchen staff that operates under the brigade system.
- naval brigadeA body of seamen so arranged as to be able to serve on land.
- production brigadeThe basic accounting and farm production unit in the people's commune system of the People's Republic of China.
- band-aid brigadeEmergency medical technicians, first-aiders, or other pre-hospital medical workers.
- blue-rinse brigadeElderly women with traditional, conservative views.
- green welly brigadeUpper-class people who engage in hunting, riding, and similar outdoor pursuits.
- call the fire brigadeCall the emergency service to extinguish a fire.
- brigade majorsplural of brigade major: chief of staff of a brigade.
- raincoat brigadeA generic group of men interested in sleaze or pornography; dirty old men.
Compound words 5
- brigadierAn army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
- interbrigadeBetween brigades.
- demibrigadehalf a brigade.
- subbrigadeA brigade forming part of a larger brigade.
- unbrigadedThat does not form part of a brigade.