Synonyms for battalions
bat·tal·ions

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1. List of paraphrases for "battalions":

   brigades, battalion, detachments, ying, regiments

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1. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   It looks like there could be four, maybe five battalions ... the point of these formations is to act as a trip wire, it isn't intended to be aggressive.

2. Ernest K. Gann, The Black Watch:

   If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a considerable percentage of our material is bound to malfunction even before it is deployed against a foe. We no longer waste manpower by carrying the flag into battle. Instead we need battalions of electronic engineers to keep the terrible machinery grinding.

3. President Barack Obama:

   I've been consistent throughout that we are not going to be fighting like we did in Iraq with battalions and occupations, that doesn't solve the problem.

4. London Mayor Boris Johnson:

   The big battalions of the argument are unquestionably ranged against people like me: We are portrayed as crazy cranks and all the rest of it, i don't mind, I happen to think that I'm right.

5. Jonny Kim:

   August 2nd, 2006 is just a taste of what war is. We lost two people that day. There are companies, battalions that have lost half, most of their unit. You look at the numbers from WW2 or Vietnam, it's astounding.