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单词 battalion
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
bat•tal•ion /bəˈtælyən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an army unit made up of a headquarters and two or more companies.
See -bat-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bat•tal•ion  (bə tal′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Militarya ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
  2. Militaryan army in battle array.
  3. Often, battalions. a large number of persons or things;
    force:battalions of bureaucrats.
  • Italian battaglione large squadron of soldiers, equivalent. to battagli(a) battaglia + -one augmentative suffix
  • Middle French bataillon
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
battalion /bəˈtæljən/ n
  1. a military unit comprised of three or more companies or formations of similar size
  2. (usually plural) any large array
Etymology: 16th Century: from French bataillon, from Old Italian battaglione, from battaglia company of soldiers, battle
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