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# battalion

noun (battalions)

«battalion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#m1)
2. (informal) A battalion can mean a big troop or crowd of followers, as in a tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, a large group moving together; in tales, a crowd of ducklings or followers

### Examples

- He led a battalion of soldiers across the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#x1)
- Drakestail said he could not drag his whole battalion along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#x2)
- A battalion of ducklings waddled behind their mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#x3)
- Dad brought a battalion of cousins to the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «battalion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/battalion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«battalion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/battalion.html) on Mova free.