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Barracks vs Battalion - What's the difference?

barracks | battalion |

As nouns the difference between barracks and battalion

is that barracks is plural of lang=en while battalion is an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.

As verbs the difference between barracks and battalion

is that barracks is third-person singular of barrack while battalion is to form into battalions.

barracks

English

(wikipedia barracks)

Noun

(head)
  • A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (barrack)

    • battalion

    English

    (wikipedia battalion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into battalions.