Definitions for battalion

battalion bat·tal·ion

Spelling: [buh-tal-yuh n]
IPA: /bəˈtæl yən/

Battalion is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 318 anagrams from letters in battalion (aabilnott).

Definitions for battalion

noun

  1. Military. a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
  2. an army in battle array.
  3. Often, battalions. a large number of persons or things; force:

Origin of battalion

1580-90; Middle French bataillon Italian battaglione large squadron of soldiers, equivalent to battagli(a) battalia + -one augmentative suffix

Examples for battalion

Fighter Sergei was hopeful that judicial investigations have begun into the 12th battalion when I first met him in September.

At the same time a battalion of the Manchesters, commanded by Lieut.-Col.

A battalion of mountain guns was attached to certain divisions.

Whether Ukrainian authorities have actually investigated the claims against the battalion's commander and its officers is unclear.

Here, also, an Austrian battalion was cut off and forced to surrender.

A battalion of riot police armed with shotguns  arrived on the scene.

Then the Kensington battalion, or what was left of it, received the order to retire.

Sergei is not the only soldier who has complained about the conduct of the commander and the officers in the 12th battalion.

A part of the battalion, in its eagerness to win the day, went on up the ridge.

The battalion also is short of ammunition, Sergei says, but he insists he would still like to return to battle.

Word Value for battalion
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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