(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color. / (transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to

plural of brigandine

The long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique, who pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it.

(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter / (transitive) To make cheerful.

(military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. / (military, UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.

plural of brigantine

plural of brigadier

(idiomatic) A clear-cut, easy to make a decision. / (law) A clearly defined rule or standard, composed of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.

The role or position of a brigadier.

plural of brigadiership