Battalion
Battalion (bat*tal"yun; 106) , noun
[French bataillon, from Italian battaglione. See Battalia.]
1.
A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. [archaic]
The whole battalion views.
2.
(Military) An infantry command of two or more companies, which is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an army is expressed.
In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a battalion consists of four companies, and three battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to two or more batteries of artillery combined into a single command.
Battalion ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
To form into battalions. [Rare]