Synonyms of battalions

battalions

noun

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

• armies
• legions
• troops
• soldiers
• ranks
• militias
• arrays
• hosts
• troopers
• infantries
• standing armies
• national guards
• regulars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of battalions

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

In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Originally constructed in the 1860s to house two battalions of the British Army, Chelsea Barracks served as an important military base for more than 140 years before being decommissioned in 2008. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

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

The organization conducted a review of the department that found the LAFD needs 62 new fire stations, 4,000 additional firefighters, dozens of new dispatchers, seven new battalions, and emergency management service substations. — City News Service, Daily News, 23 June 2026

Some civilians joined volunteer battalions or were drafted to join the military, while others contributed in different ways, from intelligence gathering and crowd-sourcing funding to food and medical distribution networks and critical infrastructure repair. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

In the letter read out to lawmakers of the Central African country on Monday, Chadian President Mahamat Déby Itno said two battalions of 750 troops each will be deployed from this month for one year, following a request by the United Nations. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

Rather, our liberties would be saved by the ragtag battalions of night people doing their tireless work, unpaid, unheralded, and largely unseen. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026