as in army
a large body of men and women organized for land warfare the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously

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Recent Examples of battalion Last weekend, Hegseth approved orders to send a large portion of an Army Stryker brigade and a general support aviation battalion to the border. Will Weissert and Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025 The film centers an all-Black and all women battalion in World War II. Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the direction of President Donald Trump, ordered a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and an aviation battalion to a border security mission. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 What To Know Hegseth posted photos of himself working out with a battalion based at Panzer Kaserne, a U.S. military installation near Stuttgart, on Tuesday. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for battalion

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“Battalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battalion. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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