Synonyms for battalion
bəˈtæl yənbat·tal·ion

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1. battalionnoun

   A great number of things.

   Synonyms:
   heap, pile, swathe, load, mass, horde

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. battalionnoun

   an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

   Synonyms:
   pack, multitude, plurality, large number

2. battalion, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Army Unit
   • Large Indefinite Quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "battalion":

   bataillon, battalions, ying, regiment, brigade, camp, cavalry, contingent

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1. 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.

2. Defense Secretary Mark Esper:

   At the direction of the Commander in Chief, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force of the 82nd Airborne Division( in Fort Bragg, North Carolina) to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq.

3. Steve Warren:

   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.

4. Hoshiyar Zebari:

   Definitely there has to be checks and balances. All the formations have to be reviewed in terms of the numbers. There should be no ghost members of the military, people should be accountable. Your battalion, the number of your members should be accounted for, for weapons or salaries, for munitions for food. These are basic things it doesn’t need a genius (to understand).

5. Brian Kelly:

   We had an advanced party of 18 members of the incoming battalion arrive on Jan. 9 to begin preparations for delivery of contingent-owned equipment.