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[ buh-tal-yuhn ] / bəˈtæl yən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR battalion ON THESAURUS.COM
nounMilitary. a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units. an army in battle array. Often battalions. a large number of persons or things; force: battalions of bureaucrats. Origin of battalion1580–90; <Middle French bataillon <Italian battaglione large squadron of soldiers, equivalent to battagli(a) battalia + -one augmentative suffix OTHER WORDS FROM battalionsub·bat·tal·i·on, nounWords nearby battalionbatsman, bats-wing coral-tree, batt, battailous, battalia, battalion, batteau, battel, battels, battement, batten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for battalionA battalion of riot police armed with shotguns arrived on the scene. Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era|Gary May|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Whether Ukrainian authorities have actually investigated the claims against the battalion's commander and its officers is unclear. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sergei is not the only soldier who has complained about the conduct of the commander and the officers in the 12th Battalion. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fighter Sergei was hopeful that judicial investigations have begun into the 12th Battalion when I first met him in September. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The battalion also is short of ammunition, Sergei says, but he insists he would still like to return to battle. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST A regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry were put on guard and patrolled the streets to reduce the riotous to order. From Fort Henry to Corinth|Manning Ferguson Force The 28th Battalion party, thirty strong, commanded by Capts. Canada in Flanders, Volume II (of 3)|Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook Division had decided otherwise, however, and had ordered up a battalion of the 126th brigade. The Seventh Manchesters|S. J. Wilson Once he stepped aside he could not be sure of ever rejoining his battalion. The Point Of Honor|Joseph Conrad The duke places his battalion of riflemen at our disposal, and will accept a command in the war. Louisa Of Prussia and Her Times|Louise Muhlbach
British Dictionary definitions for battalion
nouna military unit comprised of three or more companies or formations of similar size (usually plural) any large array Word Origin for battalionC16: from French bataillon, from Old Italian battaglione, from battaglia company of soldiers, battle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to battalioncontingent, corps, army, legion, squadron, unit, throng, horde, force, company, host, regiment, multitude, brigade |