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 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 Adam Yacenda, lifeguard battalion chief for the fire department in Newport Beach, a coastal city around 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles, said the beach’s lifeguards carried out 177 rescues Saturday. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 LaNeve, who is filling in as the Army’s top uniformed officer, recently ordered the battalion to refocus on its core mission of being an airborne infantry unit. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said in August. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

Its ability to protect the most vulnerable, those who have no army or arsenals, has never been so weak.

— Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Separately, Boulos declined to confirm or deny that Washington withheld a UN General Assembly visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026