Definition & Meaning of "battalion"in English

Battalion

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

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

battalions

Examples

The battalion coordinated with other units for the large-scale exercise.

a large, often unspecified number of people or things

Examples

She faced a battalion of emails after her vacation.

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