About The Word Battalion
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Battalion
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What's The Definition Of Battalion?
[n] an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
[n] a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas" Synonyms | Synonyms for Battalion: large number | multitude | pack Related Terms | Find terms related to Battalion: 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 | KP | legion | maniple | mob | movement | organization | outfit | out-group | 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 See Also | army unit | company | large indefinite amount | large indefinite quantity | regiment Battalion In Webster's Dictionary \Bat*tal"ion\, n. [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione.
See {Battalia}.]
1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in
battle array. ``The whole battalion views.'' --Milton.
2. (Mil.) A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment,
esp. when assembled for drill or battle.
\Bat*tal"ion\, v. t. To form into battalions. [R.] \Bat*tal"ion\, n. (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. 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. |
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