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Definition & Meaning of "battalion"in English

Battalion
01

a military unit composed of a varying number of companies or platoons, typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
battalions
Examples
The battalion coordinated with other units for the large-scale exercise. 
02

a large, often unspecified number of people or things 

Examples
She faced a battalion of emails after her vacation. 
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