detachment
IPA: dɪtˈætʃmʌnt
noun
- (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
- (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
- (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
- (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
- (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
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Examples of "detachment" in Sentences
- A detachment of gendarmes showed us the body.
- The officer forgot the detachment of the file.
- A forlorn hope was formed by a small detachment.
- The base is home to the 128 Squadron Detachment.
- The curtain was a sparse and heterogeneous set of detachments.
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