Thesaurus results for BATTALION

battalion

noun

bə-ˈtal-yən

Definition of battalion

as in army

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously

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Recent Examples of battalion That day brought major change for the battalion, which is trained to develop and maintain data and communications networks for soldiers in the field. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The massive response of a blitz attack — most fire alarms summon only one engine — involves at least four ladder companies, four engine companies, four battalion chiefs, a deputy chief and a rescue squad. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine). — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 When smoke is detected, an alert can be sent by text messages and emails, which can be relayed to the battalion chiefs, Mitchell said. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

Children—a rare sight at Trancoso’s small, intimate pousadas but welcome here—are kept busy by a discreet army of private nannies and hotel monitors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ted gives him an army man like Henry gave Ted when Ted first moved across the pond.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026