battalionnoun [ C ]
uk/bəˈtæl.i.ən/us/bəˈtæl.i.ən/a military unit consisting of three or more companies
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- bomb squad
- command
- commissariat
- contingent
- corps
- division
- divisional
- general staff
- guard of honour
- infantry
- military policeman
- regiment
- reinforcement
- reserve
- squad
- ta
- task force
- the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- the military police
- the Territorial Army
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Examples from literature
- But these men were carrying guns and were formed in battalions and regiments.
- I have lost every friend I have got in the battalion, except Neil here and you.
- I met a young officer of the machine-gun battalion, and lending him my glasses pointed out where the Germans were massing.
- In July the battalion was relieved from this brigade and attached directly to corps headquarters.
- The battalion had no losses.