detachment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/
Etymology
From French détachement. By surface analysis, detach + -ment.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
But the horse has left his mark, for his successor is a mechanical horse designed to a large extent to copy the leading characteristics of the live horse; easy attachment to or detachment from its load, a small turning circle, a small appetite for petrol, but giving a much higher acceleration and speed, and so capable of much greater distances, so that fewer cartage units are required.
1944 November and December, T. F. Cameron, “Motor and Cartage Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 335:
- (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) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
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(countable) The unit so dispatched.
Vietnamese sovereignty over the Paracels dated back at least to the early 19th century, when Emperor Gia-Long sent a detachment to Hoang Sa Island, it remained until the establishment of French protectorate over Annam, when France assumed responsibility for the islands.
1958, A. V. H. Hartendorp, History of Industry and Trade of the Philippines: The Magsaysay Administration, →OCLC, page 218:
- (countable) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detachments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
redetachment · semi-detachment · subdetachment · autodetachment · photodetachment · overdetachment
Relateds
Translations (91)
uk віді́рваність (separation) · ro separare (separation) · ru отря́д (military unit) · fr impartialité (impartiality) · es desprendimiento (separation) · ms pasukan (military unit) · fi välinpitämättömyys (indifference) · bg че́та (military unit) · it distacco (impartiality) · uk безсторо́нність (impartiality) · ro obiectivitate (impartiality) · fr détachement (military unit) · ro detașament (military unit) · fr détachement (separation) · ru отчуждённость (indifference) · fi erillisosasto (military unit) · bg откъ́сване (separation) · sh одред (military unit) · it distacco (separation) · nl afstandelijkheid (indifference) · be аддзе́л (separation) · nl gereserveerdheid (indifference) · uk безстра́сність (impartiality) · ro despărțire (separation) · hi टुकड़ी (military unit) · da afdeling (military unit) · be атра́д (military unit) · uk відді́лення (impartiality) · fi irrallisuus (separation) · it distaccamento (military unit) · es desafijación (separation) · fr détachement (indifference) · es despego (indifference) · io detachmento (military unit) · de Abteilung (military unit) · ro indiferență (indifference) · fi puolueettomuus (impartiality) · ro desprindere (separation) · uk роз'є́днання (separation) · id detasemen (military unit) · es desapego (indifference) · ru отделе́ние (military unit) · bg отде́ляне (separation) · be аддзяле́нне (separation) · nl detachering (military unit) · nl losraking (separation) · ru непредвзя́тость (impartiality) · uk безстра́сність (indifference) · ru отделе́ние (separation) · it oggettività (impartiality) · ca despreniment (separation) · es desapegamiento (indifference) · ro imparțialitate (impartiality) · uk загі́н (military unit) · io separo (separation) · uk відчу́ження (separation) · ru отрешённость (indifference) · de Losgelöstheit (indifference) · it distacco (indifference) · nl detachement (military unit) · es desacoplamiento (separation) · bg безпристра́стност (impartiality) · el άγημα (military unit) · de Kommando (military unit) · uk відчу́ження (indifference) · uk відокре́млення (separation) · de Ablösung (separation) · de Loslösung (separation) · nl scheiding (separation) · es destacamento (military unit) · bg отчужде́ност (indifference) · nl onpartijdigheid (impartiality) · be аддзяле́нне (military unit) · ro detașare (indifference) · uk відді́лення (separation) · uk ви́права (military unit) · it imparzialità (impartiality) · eo taĉmento (military unit) · mk одред (military unit) · bg отря́д (military unit) · da detachement (military unit) · uk відді́лення (military unit) · ota جریده (military unit) · de Verschlossenheit (indifference) · uk відчу́женість (indifference) · ru беспристра́стность (impartiality) · de Abtrennung (separation) · pt destacamento (military unit) · be аддзе́л (military unit) · de Staffel (military unit) · hi विरक्ति (separation)