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- Dictionarybattalion/bəˈtalɪən/
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- 1. a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade. Similar
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A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain. The typical battalion is built from three operational companies, one weapons company and one headquarters
a large military unit under a single leader, consisting of three or more companies. (Definition of battalion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of battalion. battalion. The rival factions split and each formed their own battalion, which stayed apart until 1921. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
1. : a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army. 2. : a military unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units. 3. : a large group. Synonyms. army. array. host. legion. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of battalion in a Sentence.
Battalion definition: a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.. See examples of BATTALION used in a sentence.
battalion, a tactical military organization composed basically of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar organizations and usually commanded by a field-grade officer. The term has been used in nearly every Western army for centuries and has had a variety of meanings.
A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies. Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion. He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards. Synonyms: company, army, force, team More Synonyms of battalion. 2. countable noun.
a large military unit under a single leader, consisting of three or more companies. (Definition of battalion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of battalion. battalion. Brigades consist of three to four battalions of 800 to 1,000 soldiers led by lieutenant colonels. From USA TODAY.
