battalion
pronunciation
How to pronounce battalion in British English:
UK [bəˈtæliən]
How to pronounce battalion in American English:
US [bəˈtæliən]
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- Noun:
- an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
- a large indefinite number
Word Origin
- battalion
- battalion: see battle
- battalion (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French bataillon (16c.), from Italian battaglione "battle squadron," from diminutive of Vulgar Latin battalia "battle," from Latin bauttere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Specific sense of "part of a regiment" is from 1708.Madame, lui répondit-il, ne vous y fiez pas: j'ay tôujours vû Dieu do coté des gros Batallions. [E.Boursault, 1702]
Example
- 1. Joseph signed on to work for a battalion in baghdad .
- 2. Marines with battalion 1 / 8 kick back in the transit tent of forward operating base edinburgh .
- 3. A fresh battalion is due from poland .
- 4. He married dagmar christoffersen then joined the 60th battalion of the australian imperial force .
- 5. One of several fatalities in the operation was the battalion 's commander , lieutenant-colonel rupert thorneloe .