battalion
noun
- military unit size designation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /bəˈtæl.i.ən/ / /bəˈtæl.jən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).
- An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
- Any large body of troops.
- A great number of things.
verb
Etymology: From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).
- To form into battalions.