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单词 battalion
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Definition of battalion in English:

battalion

noun bəˈtalɪənbəˈtæljən
  • 1A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade.

    (尤指构成一个旅的步兵单位)营

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only one of these battalions, the 36th battalion of the Civil Defence Corps, has been in action.
    • General Van Fleet did however command an infantry battalion during this period.
    • From the beginning of the attack, troops of both battalions had displayed a disinclination to engage the enemy.
    • The smallest unit of the battalion is a tactical loudspeaker broadcast team.
    • I'm sure that is an apt description of the reaction of the troops in those battalions.
    • These included infantry battalions, land combat support units, the Special Air Service and aircrew personnel.
    • Tank battalions, which supported infantry divisions, were at times broken up and spread over a whole division.
    • This was different from its usual role of supporting a motorised infantry battalion.
    • Later he commanded a tank battalion, an armored brigade and the First Cavalry Division.
    • He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.
    • It will detail which four infantry battalions will be cut.
    • The force now included around a battalion of infantry as well as a squadron of military engineers.
    • Instead, there is the current system of battalions assigned to brigades.
    • National Guard infantry battalions have been integrated into combat operations throughout the theater.
    • A brigade normally consists of about 3,000 to 4,000 troops probably including two to three infantry battalions.
    • Posted to the Far East, he became medical officer of an infantry battalion.
    • When needed, the marines gather together enough battalions and brigades to form a division and that's that.
    • Throughout World War II, infantry battalions did not even have battalion scouts.
    • Hoon's plan to cut British army infantry battalions from 40 to 36 was announced on Thursday.
    • Donovan had won a Medal of Honor during World War I as an infantry battalion commander.
    Synonyms
    unit, regiment, brigade, force, garrison, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, troop, group
    in ancient Rome cohort
    1. 1.1 A large organized group of people pursuing a common aim.
      (有共同目标或共同任务的)队伍
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Legislation was introduced to control prices, and exports, to requisition cereals, and to organize labour battalions to work the land.
      • Weinstein is expected to enlist the usual battalions of experts on forensic science, jury selection and criminal psychology.
      • The corporations always have a battalion of crackerjack lawyers to defend themselves.
      • India's specialized technology institutes are turning out battalions of software wizards.
      • A battalion of certified financial planners is in the making in the country
      • Suddenly, whole battalions of people with weird, rat-like faces were able to partake in a pastime previously denied them.
      • It has, however, successfully filled a gap produced by the collapse of the big battalions of the international secular Left.
      • It will keep a battalion of civil service economists and statisticians in work with the creation of more monitoring and evaluation.
      Synonyms
      crowd, army, mob, throng, horde, swarm, multitude, herd, host, mass, drove, large number

Origin

Late 16th century: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia 'battle', from Latin (see battle).

  • battle from Middle English:

    Along with battalion (late 16th century), batter (Middle English), and battery, the word battle goes back through French to Latin battuere ‘to strike, beat’, also found in combat (mid 16th century) ‘fight together’. Battle appears in many phrases. We say that we are fighting a losing battle when a struggle is bound to end in failure, or that something that contributes to success is half the battle. A fiercely contested fight or dispute is a battle royal, which was originally a fight with several combatants.

Rhymes

galleon, medallion, rapscallion, scallion

Definition of battalion in US English:

battalion

nounbəˈtalyənbəˈtæljən
  • 1A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel.

    (尤指构成一个旅的步兵单位)营

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hoon's plan to cut British army infantry battalions from 40 to 36 was announced on Thursday.
    • It will detail which four infantry battalions will be cut.
    • From the beginning of the attack, troops of both battalions had displayed a disinclination to engage the enemy.
    • Later he commanded a tank battalion, an armored brigade and the First Cavalry Division.
    • He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.
    • I'm sure that is an apt description of the reaction of the troops in those battalions.
    • A brigade normally consists of about 3,000 to 4,000 troops probably including two to three infantry battalions.
    • This was different from its usual role of supporting a motorised infantry battalion.
    • These included infantry battalions, land combat support units, the Special Air Service and aircrew personnel.
    • Tank battalions, which supported infantry divisions, were at times broken up and spread over a whole division.
    • The smallest unit of the battalion is a tactical loudspeaker broadcast team.
    • Posted to the Far East, he became medical officer of an infantry battalion.
    • General Van Fleet did however command an infantry battalion during this period.
    • National Guard infantry battalions have been integrated into combat operations throughout the theater.
    • When needed, the marines gather together enough battalions and brigades to form a division and that's that.
    • Only one of these battalions, the 36th battalion of the Civil Defence Corps, has been in action.
    • Instead, there is the current system of battalions assigned to brigades.
    • The force now included around a battalion of infantry as well as a squadron of military engineers.
    • Throughout World War II, infantry battalions did not even have battalion scouts.
    • Donovan had won a Medal of Honor during World War I as an infantry battalion commander.
    Synonyms
    unit, regiment, brigade, force, garrison, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, troop, group
    1. 1.1 A large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking.
      (有共同目标或共同任务的)队伍
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Weinstein is expected to enlist the usual battalions of experts on forensic science, jury selection and criminal psychology.
      • Suddenly, whole battalions of people with weird, rat-like faces were able to partake in a pastime previously denied them.
      • A battalion of certified financial planners is in the making in the country
      • The corporations always have a battalion of crackerjack lawyers to defend themselves.
      • It has, however, successfully filled a gap produced by the collapse of the big battalions of the international secular Left.
      • It will keep a battalion of civil service economists and statisticians in work with the creation of more monitoring and evaluation.
      • India's specialized technology institutes are turning out battalions of software wizards.
      • Legislation was introduced to control prices, and exports, to requisition cereals, and to organize labour battalions to work the land.
      Synonyms
      crowd, army, mob, throng, horde, swarm, multitude, herd, host, mass, drove, large number

Origin

Late 16th century: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle’, from Latin (see battle).

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