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battalion meaning
EN
[bəˈtælɪən]
W
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit.
The term was first used in Italian as battaglione no later than the 1500s.
battalion
Noun
PL
battalions
SUF
-ion
(
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
.
Verb
SG
battalions
PR
battalioning
PT, PP
battalioned
To
form
into
battalions
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
The refit plan recommended that the first
battalion
be motorized to upgrade their offensive capabilities.
Meaning of
battalion
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "battalion" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
. It's also a
verb
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Verbs
Difficultness: Level 3
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 4
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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