regiment
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/noun, verb3 syllables
Regiment means: army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions..
What does regiment mean?4
noun
1
army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.
verb
1
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization“regiment one's children”
2
form (military personnel) into a regiment
3
assign to a regiment“regiment soldiers”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Regiment in a sentence
- The twelfth infantry regiment suffered great losses during this skirmish.tieguy
- Which regiment do you belong to?CK
- In which regiment did Tom serve?CK
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Forms of regiment
as a noun
- plural
- regiments
as a verb
- past tense
- regimented
- present participle
- regimenting
- third-person singular
- regiments
- past participle
- regimented