battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən 
Examples of battalion in a Sentence
a battalion of angry protesters
the nation's battalions were forced to fight on two fronts simultaneously
Recent Examples on the Web
The last vestiges of Hamas’ battalions are in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Israel’s military says Hamas battalions remain there.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Writes Joseph Pfeifer, the first on-scene battalion fire chief at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
One person was inside one of the homes — which were thought to be abandoned — when firefighters arrived around 11:45 a.m.; that person was rescued and found to be uninjured, said San Jose Fire Department battalion chief Robert Culbertson.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Israel wants to target Hamas battalions stationed there.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2024
Eric Kleinschmidt, battalion chief of the Goodyear Fire Department, said in an interview with the NTSB that the agency first got a call for 10 people who needed immediate medical attention, and eight people who needed delayed medical attention.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
The government would also set up special Haredi battalions in the IDF and positions in the country’s emergency services and government offices, as well as ensure that Haredi men who do not enlist do not face criminal sanctions.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Still, Dermer argued that the Hamas battalions and top leaders thought to be in Rafah — along with possibly some 100 hostages — need to be defeated so that the Islamist group can be removed from power in Gaza.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Israel’s military says Hamas battalions remain there.
—Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa, and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Writes Joseph Pfeifer, the first on-scene battalion fire chief at the Twin Towers in lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
One person was inside one of the homes — which were thought to be abandoned — when firefighters arrived around 11:45 a.m.; that person was rescued and found to be uninjured, said San Jose Fire Department battalion chief Robert Culbertson.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Israel wants to target Hamas battalions stationed there.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2024
Eric Kleinschmidt, battalion chief of the Goodyear Fire Department, said in an interview with the NTSB that the agency first got a call for 10 people who needed immediate medical attention, and eight people who needed delayed medical attention.
—The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
The government would also set up special Haredi battalions in the IDF and positions in the country’s emergency services and government offices, as well as ensure that Haredi men who do not enlist do not face criminal sanctions.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Still, Dermer argued that the Hamas battalions and top leaders thought to be in Rafah — along with possibly some 100 hostages — need to be defeated so that the Islamist group can be removed from power in Gaza.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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battalion
noun
bat·tal·ion
bə-ˈtal-yən
1
: a large body of troops : army
2
: a military unit composed of two or more smaller units (as companies or batteries)
3
: a large body of persons organized to act together
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