regiment
Definitions
General English
- noun a group of soldiers, usually commanded by a colonel or lieutenant-colonel
Military
- noun a tactical and administrative army grouping of two or more battalions
- noun an administrative grouping of one or more infantry battalions plus a separate regimental headquarters
- noun a tank battalion, consisting of three or more squadrons
- noun a battalion-sized artillery grouping, consisting of three or more batteries
- noun a battalion-sized grouping for certain supporting arms (such as engineers)
- noun an armoured cavalry grouping of two or more squadrons
- abbreviationRegt
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