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battalions

battalions is the plural of battalion.

battalions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of battalion.

Meaning of battalion

Noun

battalion (plural battalions)

  1. An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
  2. (US) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
  3. Any large body of troops.
  4. (broadly) A great number of things.
    Synonyms:
    heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe

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Phrases with battalions

Questions about battalions

What is battalions the plural of?
Battalions is the plural of battalion.

Words near battalions in the dictionary

  1. battalias
  2. battalion
  3. battalion tactical group
  4. battalioned
  5. battalioning
  6. battalions
  7. battallion
  8. battallions
  9. Battambang
  10. battas
  11. Batte

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