battalion
Meaning
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- An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
- Any large body of troops.
- A great number of things.
Concepts
battalion
army
division
regiment
multitude
pack
troop
garrison
battery
company
group
squad
large number
plurality
bevy
large force
brigade
command
corps
platoon
post
sector
unit
vanguard
Host
a lot of
crowd
heaps
huddle
large number of
lots
plenty of
ruck
shoal
swarm
throng
order
infantry
drove
flock
herd
horde
mob
pride
ragtag
band
bank
block
body
bracket
cluster
clutch
covey
discussion section
family
gathering
nexus
outfit
phalanx
section
set
divisional
camp
armed force
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈtæliən/
Etymology
From French bataillon.
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