- detachment
- 1. A part of a unit separated from its main organization for duty elsewhere. 2. A temporary military or naval unit formed from other units or parts of units. Also called DET.
Military dictionary. 2000.
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Detachment R — (also known as the U.S. Army Russian Area School) was a special U.S. Army School initially located in a former Wehrmacht garrison in Oberammergau and later moved to Regensburg, Germany, where it remained from 1950 to 1954, when it was moved back… … Wikipedia
detachment — [n1] disconnection disengagement, disjoining, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, partition, rupture, separation, severing, split up; concepts 388,747 Ant. attachment, combination, connection, linkage, merger detachment [n2]… … New thesaurus
Detachment — De*tach ment, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]tachement.] 1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Detachment — [dɪ tætʃmənt, englisch] das, s/ s, die Abspaltung eines Elektrons von einem freien negativen Ion durch Strahlungsabsorption (Photodetachment), durch Stöße oder durch chemische Reaktionen des Ions mit anderen Atomen oder Molekülen (assoziatives… … Universal-Lexikon
Detachment — (frz. détacher = abgrenzen, entfernen) steht für: die Lösung eines Geschäftsobjekts bei Unternehmensanwendungen, siehe Enterprise JavaBeans eine tektonische Abscherungsfläche in der Geologie, siehe Abscherung (Geologie) Selbstentfremdung,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
detachment — index candor (impartiality), disassociation, disinterest (lack of interest), disinterest (lack of prejudice), di … Law dictionary
detachment — 1660s, action of detaching, from Fr. détachement (17c.), from détacher (see DETACH (Cf. detach)). Meaning portion of a military force is from 1670s; that of aloofness from objects or circumstances is from 1798 … Etymology dictionary
detachment — ► NOUN 1) the state of being objective or aloof. 2) a group of troops, ships, etc. sent away on a separate mission. 3) the action or process of detaching … English terms dictionary
detachment — [dē tach′mənt, ditach′mənt] n. [Fr détachement] 1. a detaching; separation 2. a) the sending of troops or ships on special service b) a unit of troops separated from a larger unit for special duty c) a small permanent unit organized for special… … English World dictionary
Detachment — For other uses, see Detachment (disambiguation). The lotus symbolizes non attachment in some religions in Asia owing to its ability to soar over the muddy waters and produce an immaculate flower. Detachment, also expressed as non attachment, is a … Wikipedia
