brigades is a form of:

Brigade



noun
1.
(an army unit forming part of a division, a group of people Brig organized as a unit in some work) កងតម្រួត, military brigade កងពលតូច, fire brigade ទាហាន
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) កងពលតូច
verbpast tense: brigaded ; past participle: brigaded ; present participle: brigading ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to organize into, a brigade) បញ្ចូលជាកង, បញ្ចូលក្នុងក្រុមតែមួយ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general.
2.
Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade.
verbpast tense: brigaded ; past participle: brigaded ; present participle: brigading ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To form into a brigade, or into brigades.