Battalion - English meaning

noun

A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division.

Usage examples:

He commanded a brigade of 3,000 men

verb

Form into a brigade.

Usage examples:

The militia, which was brigaded with regular formations to improve its training

noun

One of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalions, or a group of people who are organized to perform a particular job

Usage examples:

A brigade of volunteers campaigned for his election.

noun

A group of people with a shared characteristic.

Usage examples:

A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation

verb

Divide (people) into groups with shared characteristics.

Usage examples:

In the plan elementary students will be cohorted, or placed, in an assigned class

noun

A group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

Usage examples:

About 42% of women in this age cohort have a college degree., this year's cohort of graduates will …

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

adjective

Subject to chance.

Usage examples:

The contingent nature of the job

noun

A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group.

Usage examples:

A contingent of japanese businessmen attending a conference

noun

A group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force

Usage examples:

The conservative contingent walked out of the convention when their plan was rejected., buying the …

noun

A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.

Usage examples:

The 5th army corps

noun

A group of people who work together in a particular activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic corps in washington includes representatives of most of the countries in the world.,…

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

A group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

Usage examples:

The entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground

verb

Provide (a place) with a group of troops.

Usage examples:

Air reconnaissance showed the germans had not garrisoned the island

noun

A group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient roman army.

Usage examples:

The most important fighting unit of the roman army was the legion commanded by a legatus.

adjective

Great in number.

Usage examples:

Her fans are legion

noun

A very large group of soldiers who form part of an army, esp. of an ancient roman army, or any large group of people

Usage examples:

Legions of fans attended the concert.

noun

A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

Usage examples:

The royal highland regiment

verb

Organize according to a strict system or pattern.

Usage examples:

Every aspect of their life is strictly regimented

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

A small group of people having a particular task.

Usage examples:

An assassination squad

noun

An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the polish airmen who managed to reach the uk formed a fully-fledged polish air force with …

noun

Soldiers or armed forces.

Usage examples:

Un peacekeeping troops

verb

(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers.

Usage examples:

The girls trooped in for dinner

noun

A group of soldiers or police, esp. one equipped with horses

Usage examples:

Hundreds of thousands of visitors troop through the museum every year.

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole