battalion
/bəˈtæl.i.ən/US/bəˈtæl.jən/
battalion noun: an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
Noun
battalion (plural battalions)
Verb
battalion (third-person singular simple present battalions, present participle battalioning, simple past and past participle battalioned)
- To form into battalions.
battalion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
battalion in Hindi
- army unit
- बटालियन baṭāliyan
battalion in Tamil
- யூதம், படைப் பிரிவு, பட்டாளம், அணிப்படை கணகம், படைப்பிரிவு, சமரணி
battalion in Marathi
- बटालियन
battalion in Urdu
- battalion
- رمہ rama
More languagesFewer languages
- battalion in Bengali
- বাহিনী bahini
- battalion in Telugu
- పటాలము paṭālamu
- battalion in Malayalam
- പട്ടാളം, കുപ്പിണി, പല കുപ്പിണികൾ ഉൾപ്പെട്ട സെെന്യവിഭാഗം, സെെന്യദളം
- battalion in Kannada
- ಬೆಟಾಲಿಯನ್, ಬಟಾಲಿಯನ್
- battalion in Punjabi
- ਬਟਾਲੀਅਨ, ਬਟਾਲਿਯੋਨ
- battalion in Gujarati
- બટાલિયન, બટાલિયને
- battalion in Odia
- ବାଟାଲିଯ଼ନ, ବାଟାଲିଅନ୍, ବାଟାଲିଅନ
- battalion in Nepali
- बटालियन, बटालियोन, ब्याटालियन
- battalion in Arabic
- كَتِيبَة katība
- battalion in Malay
- batalion
- battalion in Indonesian
- batalyon, batalion
- battalion in Persian
- گردان gardân, باطالیون bâtâlyon
- battalion in Thai
- กองพัน gɔɔng-pan
- battalion in Vietnamese
- tiểu đoàn
- battalion in Myanmar
- တပ်ရင်း tap-rang:
Examples of battalion in a sentence
- The refit plan recommended that the first battalion be motorized to upgrade their offensive capabilities.
- The officers deemed it necessary to pre-position at least three battalions in case of a breakout.
- It was deemed necessary to keep at least three battalions pre-positioned in case of a breakout.
Synonyms of battalion
Forms of battalion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | battalions |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | battalions |
| present participle | battalioning |
| past participle | battalioned |
| past | battalioned |
Origin of battalion
From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon).
Words formed from battalion
Questions about battalion
- What does battalion mean?
- Battalion means an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
- What is battalion in Hindi?
- Battalion in Hindi is बटालियन (baṭāliyan). See Battalion meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is battalion?
- Battalion can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce battalion?
- Battalion is pronounced /bəˈtæl.i.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of battalion?
- The plural of battalion is battalions.
Words near battalion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: battalion (page history and authors); battalion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); battalion (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); رمہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); বাহিনী (Bengali) (page history and authors); battalion (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); battalion (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battalion (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battalion (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battalion (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); battalion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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