CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE

Meaning of CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE in English

a poem (1854) by Tennyson, celebrating the British cavalry attack on the Russian position at Balaklava during the Crimean War.

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CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE — ˌCharge of the ˈLight Briˌgade, the BrE AmE an unsuccessful attack made by the British ↑ cavalry (=soldiers riding horses) …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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LIGHT — I. ˈlīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English liht, light, from Old English lēoht, līht; akin to …
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CHARGE — I. ˈchärj, ˈchȧj verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricare, from …
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BRIGADE — I. brə̇ˈgād noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Italian brigata, feminine of brigato, past participle …
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BRIGADE — (v. t.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Английский словарь Webster
BRIGADE — (n.) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
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BRIGADE — ( v. t. ) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIGADE — ( n. ) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
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CHARGE — — chargeless , adj. /chahrj/ , v. , charged, charging , n. v.t. 1. to impose or ask as a …
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BRIGADE — /bri gayd"/ , n. , v. , brigaded, brigading . n. 1. a military unit having its own headquarters and …
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LIGHT — I. ˈlīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lēoht; akin to Old High German lioht light, Latin luc-, lux …
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CHARGE — I. ˈchärj noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete : a material load …
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BRIGADE — I. bri-ˈgād noun Etymology: French, from Italian brigata, from brigare to fight — more at brigand Date: 1634 1. a. …
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BRIGADE — vt to form into a brigade, or into brigades. 2. brigade ·noun any body of persons organized for acting or …
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BRIGADE — [bri.gade] n [F, fr. It brigata, fr. brigare] (1637) 1 a: a large body of troops b: a tactical and …
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LIGHT — electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. In terms of wavelength, electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRIGADE — brigade BrE AmE brɪ ˈɡeɪd brə- ▷ brigade|s z
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LIGHT — / laɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb , adverb ■ noun FROM SUN / LAMPS 1. [ U …
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CHARGE — / tʃɑːdʒ; NAmE tʃɑːrdʒ/ noun , verb ■ noun MONEY 1. [ C , U ] charge (for sth) the …
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BRIGADE — / brɪˈgeɪd; NAmE / noun 1. a large group of soldiers that forms a unit of an army 2. [ …
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LIGHT — I. light 1 S1 W1 /laɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , …
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CHARGE — I. charge 1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːdʒ $ tʃɑːrdʒ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . PRICE [uncountable and countable] the amount of …
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BRIGADE — bri ‧ gade /brɪˈɡeɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian brigata , from …
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LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
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CHARGE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges ø5 a ticket). b ask (a …
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BRIGADE — n. & v. --n. 1 Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
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LIGHT — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 of little weight; not heavy; easy to lift. 2 a relatively low in weight, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHT — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) that …
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CHARGE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges $5 a ticket). b ask (a …
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BRIGADE — n. & v. n. 1 Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
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LIGHT — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. the natural agent (electromagnetic radiation of wavelength between about 390 and 740 mm) …
Oxford English vocab
CHARGE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges {pound}5 a ticket). b ask (a …
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BRIGADE — n. & v. --n. 1. Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of …
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LIGHT — I. BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION /laɪt/ ( lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
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CHARGE — ( charges, charging, charged) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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BRIGADE — ( brigades) A brigade is one of the groups which an army is divided into. ...the men of the Seventh …
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BRIGADE — (~s) A ~ is one of the groups which an army is divided into. ...the men of the Seventh Armoured …
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CHARGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charge/store card (= one that allows you to buy things from a particular …
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BRIGADE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fire brigade COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN commander ▪ The senior military advisor to the …
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BRIGADE — [noun] [C] - one of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalionsJones and …
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BRIGADE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ airborne ( AmE ), armoured/armored , combat ( AmE ), fire ( BrE ), infantry VERB + …
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LIGHT — INDEX: not dark 1. light from the sun, a fire, an electric light etc 2. to make a place light …
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BRIGADE — • ↑ the fire brigade
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BRIGADE — n. 25B6; noun a brigade of soldiers : UNIT, contingent, battalion, regiment, division, squadron, company, platoon, section, corps, troop. the …
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CHARGE — 1. сущ. 1) а) заряд charge of gunpowder ≈ пороховой заряд positive (negative) charge ≈ положительный (отрицательный) заряд б) амер. …
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BRIGADE — 1. сущ. 1) воен. бригада 2) бригада, артель, команда, отряд, группа The rest were organized into three brigades, and sent …
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LIGHT — light.ogg _I 1. laıt n 1. 1> свет the light of the sun of the moon, of a candle - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHARGE — charge.ogg 1. tʃɑ:dʒ n _I 1. нагрузка, загрузка charge of surety - спец. допускаемая нагрузка additional charge - спец. догрузка …
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BRIGADE — brigade.ogg 1. brıʹgeıd n 1. бригада; команда; отряд 2. воен. бригада brigade commander - командир бригады brigade group - усиленная …
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LIGHT — 1) свет, видимое излучение; световое излучение 2) источник света || светить 3) лампа 4) фонарь 5) фара 6) осветитель; светильник …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHARGE — 1) заряд 2) (электрический) заряд, количество электричества 3) зарядка || заряжать ( систему, аккумулятор и т. п. ) 4) загрузка; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BRIGADE — бригада; команда; группа - bucket brigade - fire brigade
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LIGHT — 1) свет, видимое излучение; световое излучение 2) источник света || светить 3) лампа 4) фонарь 5) фара 6) осветитель; светильник 7) освещение; подсветка || освещать 8) огонь 9) …
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CHARGE — 1) заряд 2) (электрический) заряд, количество электричества 3) зарядка || заряжать (систему, аккумулятор и т. п.) 4) загрузка; метал. завалка, засыпка || загружать; …
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BRIGADE — бригада; команда; группа - bucket brigade - fire brigade
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LIGHT — 1) засвечивать 2) источник света 3) лампа 4) легкий 5) легковесный 6) маловязкий 7) огонь 8) освещать 9) освещение 10) поджигать 11) разъяснение 12) сведения 13) свет 14) светлоокрашенный 15) светлый 16) световой 17) свечение 18) слабый 19) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHARGE — 1) заряд (взрывчатого вещества) 2) (электрический) заряд, количество электричества 3) электр. зарядка || заряжать 4) загрузка; завалка || загружать; заваливать 5) метал садка 6) заправка …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BRIGADE — brigade сущ.1) воен. бригада 2) бригада, артель, команда, отряд, группа The rest were organized into three brigades, and sent off …
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