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 Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Across its 55,000-square-foot footprint, the $24 million building is composed of a learning center and classrooms, company orderly rooms, battalion planning space and secure equipment storage — and carries a plaque honoring the state’s 30th governor. — Kevin Fixler june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026 These religious sites and sacred areas throughout Ukraine have not been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces or Ukrainian volunteer battalions as staging grounds to fight against Russian forces. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Smith is a Cooper City commissioner, battalion chief at Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue and a former president of the Broward County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics union. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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Najib is a former Syrian army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad in 2011.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Najib is a former army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in Syria’s southern Daraa province under Assad in 2011.

— Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026