airborne division

collocation in English

meaningsofairborneanddivision

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airborne
adjective
uk
/ˈeə.bɔːn/us
/ˈer.bɔːrn/
in the air, or carried by air or wind or by ...
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division
noun
uk
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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(Definition ofairborneanddivisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He made the case for that new force to be built up not as an airborne brigade but as anairbornedivision.
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I understand that this has always been the system in anairbornedivision.
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Would it not be the obvious thing to do to form anairbornedivision?
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The 82ndairbornedivisionis apparently on the alert.
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Theairbornedivisionwill be reduced to a parachute brigade group of about four to five battalions and the remainder of the division will be absorbed in infantry divisions.
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During its years of operation 54 vehicles would have been assigned to eachairbornedivision.
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The following day, they requested anairbornedivisionin addition to the earlier requests.
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Although sound in concept, the operation may have had more chance of success had a completeairbornedivisionbeen employed.
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It had been previously planned to be anairbornedivision.
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All four card suits were used for ease of identification of regiments within theairbornedivisionfollowing the confusion of a large scale combat airborne operation.
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At the same time, the troops could be backed by no fewer than eight airborne divisions.
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It is clear that there is a minimum of nine air-transportable airborne divisions.
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Are we to understand from the statement about airborne divisions that there will be no complete arrangement whereby a division can be airborne?
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They never tried again because of our superior air power, in the face of which it was impossible for their airborne divisions to operate.
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Behind that they have seven airborne divisions with a simultaneous lift capacity of three divisions.
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As to divisions available, there is a majority certainly of more than three to one and there are 15 airborne divisions, with the necessary aircraft to move them.
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The units were formed into two companies to work with the two airborne divisions.
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These battalions served in seven parachute brigades, three airlanding brigades and three airborne divisions.
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Even as ten guards airborne divisions fought at the front, new airborne brigades formed in the rear areas.
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