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 The blasts occurred after the battalion commander leading the 18-member team decided to end the mission and withdraw because the unit was too close to the demarcation line, the Joint Chiefs said. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The almost 400 interceptors that remain are augmented by a Greek army contingent with a Patriot missile battery and roughly 100 soldiers.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026