battalionn.

Brit.

/bəˈtalɪən/, U.S.

/bəˈtæljən/

Forms: 1500s bataillon, 1500s–1600s battailon, bataillion, 1600s batallion, batalian1600s– battalion.

Etymology: < French battaillon, 16th cent. < Italian battaglione , augmentative or diminutive of battaglia battle n.; compare Spanish batallon ‘a pettie battell or army.’ (Compare battalia n.)

1. gen.

a. A large body of men in battle array; one of the large divisions of an army.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun] > army in battle array

battle1330

parelc1330

purveyancec1330

battalion1589

battaliaa1616

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > division

battle1330

left winga1450

right winga1450

parsmenta1522

partimenta1522

battalion1589

division1600

battaliaa1616

fight1622

army unit1847

mobile unit1896

air arm1913

reaction force1923

1589 P. Ive tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres 73 I will goe range the ten bands in one whole Batailon.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 33 Deuiding them [Companies] into so many parts or battaillions.

?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome iii. iii. 394 The distribution of the troopes, into battallions, regiments, ensignes, camerades.

1652 C. B. Stapylton tr. Herodian Imperiall Hist. xvii. 146 His Army..he divideth into three Battalians.

1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. vi. 67 The Roman Battalions,..were still call'd Legiones.

1868 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold III. v. ii. 377 The army was broken up into eight battalions and a reserve.

†b. The main body of an army. (= battle n. 9.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > main body or middle

stalec1350

chivalry1382

rangale?a1400

middlewardc1440

battle1489

main battle1569

main-ward1570

centre1590

camp-royal1593

main body1595

grossc1600

battalia1613

battalion1653

centreline1774

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer i. 403 The maine Battalion was both rang'd and led By that slye Prince.]

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 14 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Compast by the Enemy..who staid it not, but gallopt home to the Batallion.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Battalion, the main battle.

c. In, or with allusion to, the saying: God (or Providence) is on the side of the big battalions.

ΚΠ

1702 E. Boursault Lettres Nouvelles (new ed.) 356 La Reine-Mere dit un jour au Maréchal de la Ferté..les Ennemis sont plus forts que nous..mais nous avons le bon droit pour nous... Madame, lui répondit-il, ne vous y fiez pas: j'ay toûjours vû Dieu du côté des gros Bataillons.]

1842 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. X. lxxviii. 1013 Moreau expressed a fact of general application, explained according to the irreligious ideas of the French Revolution, when he said, that ‘Providence was always on the side of dense battalions’.

1862 T. Hughes Struggle Kansas 363 ‘Providence is on the side of the strongest battalions’ is a saying..much believed in here.

1914 G. B. Shaw in New Statesman 14 Nov. Suppl. A Militarist is a person who believes that..Providence is on the side of the big battalions.

1944 E. Blunden Shells by Stream 37 Four hundred thousand men there lay, The Big Battalions blessed the day.

2. spec. A body of infantry (or engineers) composed of several companies, and forming part of a regiment.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > battalion

battalion1708

1708 London Gaz. No. 4467/4 Each regiment is to consist of two Battalions, and each Battalion of 1000 Men.

1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VI. 81 An army composed of divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions.

1877 Field Exercise Infantry (rev. ed.) 148 A Battalion in line may advance or retire in fours from the right or left of Companies.

3. transferred and figurative (from 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > large or numerous

legiona1325

rout?c1335

multitudec1350

thrave1377

cloudc1384

schoola1450

meiniec1450

throng1538

ruckc1540

multitudine1547

swarm1548

regiment1575

armya1586

volley1595

pile1596

battalion1603

wood1608

host1613

armada1622

crowd1628

battalia1653

squadron1668

raffa1677

smytrie1786

raft1821

squash1884

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 277 [The Tunnyfish] alwayes frame their shole of a Cubike figure..a solide, close and wel-ranged battailon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	battalion
释义	battalionn. Brit. /bəˈtalɪən/, U.S. /bəˈtæljən/ Forms: 1500s bataillon, 1500s–1600s battailon, bataillion, 1600s batallion, batalian1600s– battalion. Etymology: < French battaillon, 16th cent. < Italian battaglione , augmentative or diminutive of battaglia battle n.; compare Spanish batallon ‘a pettie battell or army.’ (Compare battalia n.) 1. gen. a. A large body of men in battle array; one of the large divisions of an army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun] > army in battle array battle1330 parelc1330 purveyancec1330 battalion1589 battaliaa1616 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > division battle1330 left winga1450 right winga1450 parsmenta1522 partimenta1522 battalion1589 division1600 battaliaa1616 fight1622 army unit1847 mobile unit1896 air arm1913 reaction force1923 1589 P. Ive tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres 73 I will goe range the ten bands in one whole Batailon. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 33 Deuiding them [Companies] into so many parts or battaillions. ?1608 S. Lennard tr. P. Charron Of Wisdome iii. iii. 394 The distribution of the troopes, into battallions, regiments, ensignes, camerades. 1652 C. B. Stapylton tr. Herodian Imperiall Hist. xvii. 146 His Army..he divideth into three Battalians. 1699 J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iii. vi. 67 The Roman Battalions,..were still call'd Legiones. 1868 J. F. Kirk Hist. Charles the Bold III. v. ii. 377 The army was broken up into eight battalions and a reserve. †b. The main body of an army. (= battle n. 9.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > main body or middle stalec1350 chivalry1382 rangale?a1400 middlewardc1440 battle1489 main battle1569 main-ward1570 centre1590 camp-royal1593 main body1595 grossc1600 battalia1613 battalion1653 centreline1774 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer i. 403 The maine Battalion was both rang'd and led By that slye Prince.] 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 14 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Compast by the Enemy..who staid it not, but gallopt home to the Batallion. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Battalion, the main battle. c. In, or with allusion to, the saying: God (or Providence) is on the side of the big battalions. ΚΠ 1702 E. Boursault Lettres Nouvelles (new ed.) 356 La Reine-Mere dit un jour au Maréchal de la Ferté..les Ennemis sont plus forts que nous..mais nous avons le bon droit pour nous... Madame, lui répondit-il, ne vous y fiez pas: j'ay toûjours vû Dieu du côté des gros Bataillons.] 1842 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. X. lxxviii. 1013 Moreau expressed a fact of general application, explained according to the irreligious ideas of the French Revolution, when he said, that ‘Providence was always on the side of dense battalions’. 1862 T. Hughes Struggle Kansas 363 ‘Providence is on the side of the strongest battalions’ is a saying..much believed in here. 1914 G. B. Shaw in New Statesman 14 Nov. Suppl. A Militarist is a person who believes that..Providence is on the side of the big battalions. 1944 E. Blunden Shells by Stream 37 Four hundred thousand men there lay, The Big Battalions blessed the day. 2. spec. A body of infantry (or engineers) composed of several companies, and forming part of a regiment. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > battalion battalion1708 1708 London Gaz. No. 4467/4 Each regiment is to consist of two Battalions, and each Battalion of 1000 Men. 1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VI. 81 An army composed of divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions. 1877 Field Exercise Infantry (rev. ed.) 148 A Battalion in line may advance or retire in fours from the right or left of Companies. 3. transferred and figurative (from 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > large or numerous legiona1325 rout?c1335 multitudec1350 thrave1377 cloudc1384 schoola1450 meiniec1450 throng1538 ruckc1540 multitudine1547 swarm1548 regiment1575 armya1586 volley1595 pile1596 battalion1603 wood1608 host1613 armada1622 crowd1628 battalia1653 squadron1668 raffa1677 smytrie1786 raft1821 squash1884 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xii. 277 [The Tunnyfish] alwayes frame their shole of a Cubike figure..a solide, close and wel-ranged battailon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). battalionv. Etymology: < battalion n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: baˈttalion. rare. To form into a battalion. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > form unit of army [verb (transitive)] > form into a battalion battalion1865 1865 Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 2 The fine body of volunteers..with whom are battalioned one or two companies raised in the..London Docks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1589v.1865
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