As a noun battalion
is (military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc and a headquarters traditionally forming part of a regiment.
As a verb battalion
is to form into battalions.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
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.
x
Translingual
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Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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Roman numerals
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