battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən 
Examples of battalion in a Sentence
a battalion of angry protesters
the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously
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An infantry battalion of Arkansas volunteers would be used to man forts in the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) and at Fort Smith, releasing the regular troops from those posts, and a second unit of Arkansans would serve as cavalry in Mexico.
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Those could include a Stryker battalion with two companies of Stryker vehicles, a tank battalion and two companies of tanks, an infantry battalion with Bradley vehicles, Paladin artillery vehicles, Howitzers and infantry vehicles.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
This initiative called for NATO to develop the ability to deploy 30 battalions, 30 squadrons, and 30 ships to eastern Europe in 30 days.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion were dispatched, the Defense Department said at the time.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Those could include a Stryker battalion with two companies of Stryker vehicles, a tank battalion and two companies of tanks, an infantry battalion with Bradley vehicles, Paladin artillery vehicles, Howitzers and infantry vehicles.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
This initiative called for NATO to develop the ability to deploy 30 battalions, 30 squadrons, and 30 ships to eastern Europe in 30 days.
—Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion were dispatched, the Defense Department said at the time.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən
1
: a large body of troops : army
2
: a military unit composed of two or more smaller units (as companies or batteries)
3
: a large body of persons organized to act together
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