battalions

plural of battalion
as in armies
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of battalions That would imply three missile-firing battalions and six to nine nuclear-capable ICBMs, such as the Hwasong-15 or Hwasong-18. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 While the arc of Agu’s transformation is tragic and the story of the civil war and its battalions of child soldiers is wide in scope, the power of the novel lies in its immersion. Katie Kitamura august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 Others have left the Belarusian armed forces to join volunteer battalions that are helping Ukrainian forces defend their homeland. Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Massive snow clouds like battalions have smothered the sunlight. Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025 The Biden administration sent more than 300 Bradleys to Ukraine, and the Ukrainians distributed them to at least six 31-vehicle battalions, including several with the 47th Mechanized Brigade. David Axe, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 But Israel has refused to countenance any Hamas control in Gaza, while Hamas has shown little appetite for disbanding its battalions of armed fighters or sending its Gaza leaders into exile. Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 Though the initiative would occur outside of the NATO format, one Western official pointed to NATO’s multinational battalions in the Baltic countries — which, unlike Ukraine, are members of the alliance — as a possible model. Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Its battalions have been smashed; all that is left is a ragtag insurgency capable only of hit-and-run tactics. Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battalions
armies
Noun
  • Reinforcements would need to be prepared for future deployments, and European armies would need another 30,000 or so troops in training.
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Aeneas’s military struggles against the Rutulians echo the wars of Rome against foreign invading armies, such as Carthage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Battalions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on battalions

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!