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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The city of Charlotte settled a longstanding racial discrimination suit filed by a former fire department battalion chief last week — just days before announcing his wife would lead the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The soldiers, identified as Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, were both based in Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut.
—Greg Norman , Trey Yingst, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
When Gonzalez's battalion fires the GBIs at the missile, there's a brief sense of optimism.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
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Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
The soldiers, identified as Major Yaniv Kula, 26, a company commander in the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade, and Staff Sergeant Itay Yavetz, 21, a combat soldier in the same battalion, were both based in Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut.
—Greg Norman , Trey Yingst, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
When Gonzalez's battalion fires the GBIs at the missile, there's a brief sense of optimism.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battalion
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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battalion. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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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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