battalion

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bəˈtælɪən/

Noun

battalion (plural battalions)

1. (military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
2. (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
3. Any large body of troops.
4. (by extension) A great number of things.

Synonyms

• (great number of things) heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe

Translations

• French: bataillon
• German: Bataillon, Sanitätsbataillon (medical)
• Italian: battaglione, compagnia
• Portuguese: batalhão
• Russian: батальо́н
• Spanish: batallón

Translations

• French: bataillon
• German: Bataillon
• Portuguese: batalhão
• Spanish: batallón

Verb

battalion (battalions, present participle battalioning; past and past participle battalioned)

1. To form into battalions.

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