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battalion
has definitions from the field of military
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[ noun ] (military) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)For_example , it was a battalion of the 7_th_Cavalry under Colonel_George_Armstrong_Custer that had been wiped_out at the Battle_of_The_Little_Big_Horn . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a large indefinite number
Synonyms Examples "a battalion of ants" "a multitude of TV antennas" "a plurality of religions" Related terms |
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