battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən 
Examples of battalion in a Sentence
a battalion of angry protesters
the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously
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Offensive looming in Rafah Netanyahu has stressed the importance of invading Rafah in order to dismantle Hamas’s remaining battalions, despite significant pressure from the United States to call off an all-out ground offensive.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Reached after Tuesday’s announcement, a Ukrainian commander posted in the country’s east estimated that a half-million rounds of ammunition would last up to a month stretched across three battalions, which make up about 600 soldiers each when at full strength.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The stormers in their fifties were no longer with the battalion.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The Israeli military claims that its operations have forced 18 of Hamas’s 24 battalions to disband.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
The battalion, based out of Fort Knox, Kentucky, is slated to perform a flyover during the pregame ceremonies of the Reds' season opener against the Washington Nationals Thursday, according to a news release from the team.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
The last vestiges of Hamas’ battalions are in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Israel’s military says Hamas battalions remain there.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Writes Joseph Pfeifer, the first on-scene battalion fire chief at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Reached after Tuesday’s announcement, a Ukrainian commander posted in the country’s east estimated that a half-million rounds of ammunition would last up to a month stretched across three battalions, which make up about 600 soldiers each when at full strength.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The stormers in their fifties were no longer with the battalion.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The Israeli military claims that its operations have forced 18 of Hamas’s 24 battalions to disband.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
The battalion, based out of Fort Knox, Kentucky, is slated to perform a flyover during the pregame ceremonies of the Reds' season opener against the Washington Nationals Thursday, according to a news release from the team.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
The last vestiges of Hamas’ battalions are in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Israel’s military says Hamas battalions remain there.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Writes Joseph Pfeifer, the first on-scene battalion fire chief at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən
1
: a large body of troops : army
2
: a military unit composed of two or more smaller units (as companies or batteries)
3
: a large body of persons organized to act together
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