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1. (n.) battalion
a military unit of ground forces comprising a headquarters and two or more companies.
2. battalion
an army in battle array.
3. battalion
Often, battalions. a large number of persons or things; force:
battalions of sightseers.
Etymology: (1580–90; < MF bataillon < It battaglione, der. of battagli(a) body of troops; see battle1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) battalion
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
2. (noun) battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack
a large indefinite number
"a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) battalion
a body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array
2. (noun) battalion
a regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle
3. (verb) battalion
to form into battalions
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. battalion
A reserve cargo handling battalion composed solely of selected reserve personnel. Also called NRCHB. See also maritime pre-positioning ships.
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Sense: a large body of foot soldiers forming part of a brigade.
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 Afrikaans: bataljon |
 Arabic: كَتيبَه، فَوْج |
 Bulgarian: баталион |
 Brazilian: batalhão |
 Czech: batalión |
 German: das Batailon |
 Danish: bataljon |
 Greek: τάγμα |
 Spanish: batallón |
 Estonian: pataljon |
 Farsi: گردان |
 Finnish: pataljoona |
 French: bataillon |
 Hebrew: גְדוּד |
 Hindi: सेना की रेजिमेंट का एक भा |
 Croatian: bataljun |
 Hungarian: zászlóalj |
 Indonesian: batalyon |
 Icelandic: herfylki |
 Italian: battaglione |
 Japanese: 大隊 |
 Korean: (군사) 대대 |
 Lithuanian: batalionas |
 Latvian: bataljons |
 Malay: sekumpulan besar |
 Dutch: bataljon |
 Norwegian: bataljon |
 Polish: batalion |
 Persian: گردان |
 Pashto: ليوا، لښكرى قوه، نظامى وا |
 Portuguese: batalhão |
 Romanian: batalion |
 Russian: батальон |
 Slovak: prápor |
 Slovenian: bataljon |
 Serbian: bataljon |
 Swedish: bataljon |
 Thai: กองพันทหาร |
 Turkish: tabur |
 Taiwanese: (軍隊編制，在旅之下)營 |
 Ukrainian: батальйон |
 Urdu: پلٹن |
 Vietnamese: tiểu đoàn |
 Chinese: （陆军的）一营 |
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