battalion
(noun) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack
(noun) a large indefinite number; “a battalion of ants”; “a multitude of TV antennas”; “a plurality of religions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
battalion (plural battalions)
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
Any large body of troops.
(by extension) A great number of things.
• (great number of things): heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe
battalion (third-person singular simple present battalions, present participle battalioning, simple past and past participle battalioned)
To form into battalions.
• antibloat
Source: Wiktionary
Bat*tal"ion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle.
Bat*tal"ion, v. t.
Definition: To form into battalions. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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