Battalion
/bəˈtæliən/noun
A large organized group of soldiers who are ready to fight in a battle.
A battalion of soldiers was dispatched to the war zone.
Often appears as...
- infantry battalion
- armored battalion
noun
In general, a large group of people or things.
A battalion of reporters were present at the press conference.
Often appears as...
- battalion of fans
- battalion of workers
noun
A large organized group of soldiers who are ready to fight in a battle.
A battalion of soldiers was dispatched to the war zone.
Often appears as...
- infantry battalion
- armored battalion
noun
In general, a large group of people or things.
A battalion of reporters were present at the press conference.
Often appears as...
- battalion of fans
- battalion of workers
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Military Unit
Understand 'battalion' as part of a military hierarchy; it’s smaller than a brigade but larger than a company.
He was promoted and took command of the entire battalion.
Pro Tip 2/3Combat Context
'Battalion' implies readiness for combat and can denote a sense of urgency or importance in military operations.
The battalion mobilized overnight to reinforce the front lines.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialization
'Battalion' can indicate a specialized group within an army, like engineers or signal corps.
An engineering battalion was brought in to construct the bridge.
Compare with
brigadecompanydivisionplatoonregimentsquadtroopunit
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their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged who are you guys one of the locals asked we're veterans they said we're here to help in the wake of the tornado Team Rubicon mobilized as an army battalion Mike within 24 hours there were a couple
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The illusion of...
Not a single one of those cells is conscious; not a single one of those cells knows who you are, or cares. Somehow, we have to explain how when you put together teams, armies, battalions of hundreds of millions of little robotic unconscious cells --
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A day in the life of a...
officers’ quarters, and even schools, as Cossacks prize literacy. Stepan and his men make their way to the barracks where they live and train alongside several other battalions or kurins, all of which make up a several hundred man regiment.
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Iraq in America PIPE...
norm it's not to us it's important professional polite vigilant this is my first time going through this national training center experience my goal for my battalion is that did every lesson that we learned here by time we leave at
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Stanley McChrystal:...
I walked out feeling as low as a snake's belly in a wagon rut. And I saw my battalion commander, because I had let him down. And I went up to apologize to him, and he said, "Stanley, I thought you did great." And in one sentence,
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Lian Pin Koh: A...
who hunt and kill them for their body parts. To stop the killing of these animals, battalions of soldiers and rangers are sent to protect Nepal's national parks, but that is not an easy task, because these soldiers have to patrol
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Battle for Fallujah PIPE...
insurgents the insurgents continue to wait indoors to ambush the troops November 13th lieutenant colonel Willie Buell leads marine battalion 3-1 on a house clearing mission they learned that several
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Why I love a country...
The Germans were embedded in this mountain hillside, rocky hillside, in impregnable caves, and three allied battalions had been pounding away at it for six months, and they were stalemated.
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Weird Ocean Predators...
darkness shrouds the arrival of battalions of dangerous drifting predators
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Jellyfishes vs Plankton...
darkness shrouds the arrival of battalions of dangerous drifting
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Lessons we can learn...
their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged who are you guys one of the locals asked we're veterans they said we're here to help in the wake of the tornado Team Rubicon mobilized as an army battalion Mike within 24 hours there were a couple
Video examples
The illusion of...
Not a single one of those cells is conscious; not a single one of those cells knows who you are, or cares. Somehow, we have to explain how when you put together teams, armies, battalions of hundreds of millions of little robotic unconscious cells --
Video examples
A day in the life of a...
officers’ quarters, and even schools, as Cossacks prize literacy. Stepan and his men make their way to the barracks where they live and train alongside several other battalions or kurins, all of which make up a several hundred man regiment.
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Iraq in America PIPE...
norm it's not to us it's important professional polite vigilant this is my first time going through this national training center experience my goal for my battalion is that did every lesson that we learned here by time we leave at
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Stanley McChrystal:...
I walked out feeling as low as a snake's belly in a wagon rut. And I saw my battalion commander, because I had let him down. And I went up to apologize to him, and he said, "Stanley, I thought you did great." And in one sentence,
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Lian Pin Koh: A...
who hunt and kill them for their body parts. To stop the killing of these animals, battalions of soldiers and rangers are sent to protect Nepal's national parks, but that is not an easy task, because these soldiers have to patrol
Video examples
Battle for Fallujah PIPE...
insurgents the insurgents continue to wait indoors to ambush the troops November 13th lieutenant colonel Willie Buell leads marine battalion 3-1 on a house clearing mission they learned that several
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Why I love a country...
The Germans were embedded in this mountain hillside, rocky hillside, in impregnable caves, and three allied battalions had been pounding away at it for six months, and they were stalemated.
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Weird Ocean Predators...
darkness shrouds the arrival of battalions of dangerous drifting predators
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Jellyfishes vs Plankton...
darkness shrouds the arrival of battalions of dangerous drifting
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J. F. C. Fuller
British Soldier
In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading.
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Peter Scott
English Artist
The battalion, the whole battalion was affected by the two killed just within a week of being there, and I think that that pulled everybody up to make them realise that this was a very serious business.
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Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it.
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Seth Moulton
American Politician
My battalion motto in the Marines was, 'Whatever it takes,' and I'm going to do whatever it takes to help win back the House in 2018.
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Alvaro Uribe
Colombian Statesman
When I get the morning report on security, I call those battalions in the regions where there are problems.
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Tammy Duckworth
If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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Voltaire
French Writer
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
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Mike Jackson
British Soldier
If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
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Patrick MacGill
Irish Journalist
Every battalion has its marching songs.
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J. F. C. Fuller
British Soldier
In the World War nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an army commander sitting in telephone boxes, improvised or actual, talking, talking, talking, in place of leading, leading, leading.
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Peter Scott
English Artist
The battalion, the whole battalion was affected by the two killed just within a week of being there, and I think that that pulled everybody up to make them realise that this was a very serious business.
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Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
A pencil and rubber are of more use to thought than a battalion of assistants. To happiness the same applies as to truth: one does not have it, but is in it.
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Seth Moulton
American Politician
My battalion motto in the Marines was, 'Whatever it takes,' and I'm going to do whatever it takes to help win back the House in 2018.
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Alvaro Uribe
Colombian Statesman
When I get the morning report on security, I call those battalions in the regions where there are problems.
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Tammy Duckworth
If I still had my legs, I would be in line for a battalion command, and instead, I'm flying a desk.
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Voltaire
French Writer
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
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Mike Jackson
British Soldier
If you move between battalions, you are still within the same tribe.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
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Patrick MacGill
Irish Journalist
Every battalion has its marching songs.
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