battalion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French battaillon (modern French bataillon). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈtæliən/ === Noun === battalion (plural battalions) (military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment. (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade. Any large body of troops. (by extension) A great number of things. ==== Synonyms ==== (great number of things): heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Malayalam: പട്ടാളം (paṭṭāḷaṁ) → Tamil: பட்டாளம் (paṭṭāḷam) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === battalion (third-person singular simple present battalions, present participle battalioning, simple past and past participle battalioned) To form into battalions. === References === === Anagrams === antibloat