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English

Noun

  1. An army unit having two or more companies etc. and a headquarters.
  2. Any large body of troops.
  3. In the Context of A great number of things.


Synonyms


Translations

  • Serbian:
  • : Cyrillic: батаљон
  • : Roman: bataljon
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|batallón|m}}
  • Swedish: {{t+|sv|bataljon|c}}
  • Albanian: {{t+|sq|batalion|m|xs=Albanian}}
  • German: {{t-|de|Bataillon|n}}
  • Greek: λεφούσι (lephoúsi) , στίφος (stíphos)

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\ (b[a^]t*t[a^]l"y[u^]n; 106), n. [F.
bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia.]
1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in
battle array. [archaic] "The whole battalion views."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. (Mil.) An infantry command of two or more companies, which
is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest
command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and
also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an
army is expressed.
[1913 Webster]

Note: In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a
battalion consists of four companies, and three
battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to
two or more batteries of artillery combined into a
single command.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\, v. t.
To form into battalions. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet battalion
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three
or more companies
2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a
multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
[syn: large number, multitude, plurality, pack]
Moby Dictionary
KP , age group , army , army group , band , battery , battle group , bevy ,
body , brigade , bunch , cabal , cadre , cast , clique , cohort , column ,
combat command , combat team , company , complement , contingent ,
corps , coterie , covey , crew , crowd , detachment , detail , division ,
faction , field army , field train , file , fleet , flying column , gang ,
garrison , group , grouping , groupment , in-group , junta ,
kitchen police , legion , maniple , mob , movement , organization ,
out-group , outfit , pack , party , peer group , phalanx , platoon ,
posse , rank , regiment , salon , section , set , squad , squadron ,
stable , string , tactical unit , task force , team , train , tribe ,
troop , troupe , unit , wing


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