regiment

noun

Definition of regimentnext
as in corps
a military unit that is usually made of several large groups of soldiers (called battalions) infantry/cavalry regiments

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Recent Examples of regiment The curators know who was in the regiment — Company B, 2nd Regiment of the Maryland Eastern Shore Volunteers — based on military records. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026 One was to Jamestown, Virginia, to help with an archeological dig from the American Revolution, even discovering a uniform button from a French regiment on the last day. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The regiment's commander, Yevhen Karas, said his unit had also taken part hours earlier in the strike on the Wildberries warehouse, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Moscow, during one of Ukraine’s largest attacks on Russia to date. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The Buffalo Soldiers were the first peacetime, all-Black regiment in the Army. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regiment
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  1. corps
  2. troop
  3. wing
  4. company
  5. battalion
Noun
  • Morton graduated most of its linebacking corps from last season, but Candler jumped at the chance to help fill the void.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Aside from one play, Westlake contained a talented Lake Travis receiving corps last week.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of corps
Noun
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to pull its troops back from four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed in September 2022 but has never fully captured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Yet reports emerged last month of Egypt preparing to deploy troops to Somalia pursuant to an agreement reached between the two countries that same year.
    — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of troop
Noun
  • In an effort to win over those voters, Matsui attacked Vang for appearing on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker’s platform and fundraising with him.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Tenacity brings cargo back Dream Chaser’s first spacecraft, Tenacity, combines a lifting-body design with folding wings.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of wing
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  • In October, Melissa Bruno Johnston, vice president of strategic development at Tryon Distributing, told Unprentious Palate that losing hemp beverages could leave a $5 million hole in the company’s budget.
    — Evan Moore November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
  • This contributed to Tavarez’s and Tejada’s decision to expand the company’s reach in recent years.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • By the end of their deployment, 25 Marines from the battalion were killed in action and more than 200 were wounded.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The city plans to use the funds to add a battalion chief, demolish and reconstruct Fire Stations 33 and 37, build a training center and an additional fire station, purchase another ladder truck and two more ambulances and hire 36 more firefighters.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of battalion

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