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 Throughout his career, Grove has been a firefighter, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief and Deputy Chief of Operations. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 The King made a point to greet Corporal Cruachan and his handler during his inspection of the battalion, and the pony appeared to remain well-behaved. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 After the ceremony, De la Espriella planned to travel to a military battalion in Cali to address the troops. — Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The battalion was once again redeployed to the West Bank 30 days later after undergoing an education seminar and additional training. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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army

Noun

Last week, the army announced criminal investigations into two other high-profile attacks by its troops in Gaza — the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and the 2025 killing of 15 paramedics.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Ruling against the army doesn’t mean the army will behave any differently.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026