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Synonyms for battalion
bəˈtæl yənbat·tal·ion
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Princeton's WordNet
battalionnoun
an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
Synonyms:
pack, multitude, plurality, large numberbattalion, large number, multitude, plurality, packnoun
a large indefinite number
"a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
Synonyms:
mob, mass, coterie, masses, pack, gang, plurality, ingroup, large number, inner circle, the great unwashed, face pack, multitude, clique, camp, concourse, throng, hoi polloi, ring, relative majority, people
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List of paraphrases for "battalion":
bataillon, battalions, ying, regiment, brigade, camp, cavalry, contingent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#105 | people | |
#1517 | ring | |
#1570 | pack | |
#2009 | mass | |
#2135 | load | |
#2283 | camp | |
#4228 | gang | |
#10160 | masses | |
#10302 | pile | |
#12126 | brigade | |
#12251 | regiment | |
#12365 | mob | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#13665 | battalion | |
#13753 | horde | |
#14364 | heap | |
#15954 | multitude | |
#17666 | cavalry | |
#21615 | plurality | |
#22762 | ying | |
#29198 | clique | |
#36341 | concourse | |
#42895 | battalions | |
#50398 | throng | |
#97651 | coterie | |
#136283 | swathe | |
#148434 | ingroup | |
#262479 | bataillon |
How to use battalion in a sentence?
The addition of this battalion is part of an Army-wide reorganization that will raise the number of MLRS (multiple-launch rocket system) battalions in all field artillery brigades from two to three.
Staff General Raymond Odierno:
In the past we would have a British Army division working alongside an American division. Now it might be a British brigade inside an American division, or even a British battalion inside an American brigade.
The heroic, barrier-breaking members of the Six Six Triple Eight Six Triple Eight Battalion -- which included brave Nevada women -- played a crucial role in the operations of our armed forces during World War II, they deserve our nation's highest honors for their service. There is no better time to give them this long-overdue recognition than during Women's History Month, and I'm proud to see President Biden sign our bipartisan legislation into law.
The Rapid Intervention Battalion of our army immediately launched an attack, seized 84 children between seven and 15 who were undergoing training in the camp, arrested 45 of the trainers and killed many more.
Overall deployment of the 700-stong Chinese infantry battalion and its equipment will take more than two months to complete.
Translations for battalion
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- praporCzech
- BataillonGerman
- λεφούσι, τάγμα, στίφοςGreek
- batallónSpanish
- pataljonEstonian
- bataillonFrench
- cathlánIrish
- zászlóaljHungarian
- batalyon, batalionIndonesian
- កងវរសេនាតូចKhmer
- 대대Korean
- bataljonNorwegian
- batalhãoPortuguese
- батальо́нRussian
- bataljon, батаљонSerbo-Croatian
- batalionAlbanian
- bataljonSwedish
- படைப்பிரிவுTamil
- tiểu đoànVietnamese
- 營Chinese
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