English-Thai Dictionary

battalion

N กองทหาร  กองพัน ทหาร  กองทัพ  โขลง  หน่วย กองพัน  garrison kong-ta-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BATTALION

n.[See Battle. ] A body of infantry, consisting of from 5 to 8 men; so called from being originally a body of men arrayed for battle. A battalion is generally a body of troops next below a regiment. Sometimes a battalion composed a regiment; more generally a regiment consists of two or more battalions. Shakespeare used the word for and army.

 

BATTALIONED

a.Formed into battalions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BATTALION

Bat *tal "ion, n. Etym: [F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia. ]

 

1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. "The whole battalion views." Milton.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle.

 

BATTALION

BATTALION Bat *tal "ion, v. t.

 

Defn: To form into battalions. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

battalion

bat tal ion |bəˈtalyən bəˈtæljən | ▶noun a large body of troops ready for battle, esp. an infantry unit forming part of a brigade typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. • a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle, ’ from Latin (see battle ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

battalion

battalion |bəˈtalɪən | ▶noun a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade. • a large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from battaglia ‘battle ’, from Latin (see battle ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

battalion

battalion noun 1 an infantry battalion: regiment, brigade, force, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, cohort. 2 a battalion of supporters. See crowd (sense 1 of the noun ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

battalion

battalion noun 1 an infantry battalion: unit, regiment, brigade, force, garrison, division, squadron, squad, company, section, detachment, contingent, legion, corps, troop, group; in ancient Rome cohort. 2 a battalion of women promoting the latest perfumes: crowd, army, mob, throng, horde, swarm, multitude, herd, host, mass, drove, large number.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

battalion

bat tal ion /bətǽljən /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖単複両扱い 〗〘軍 〙大隊 〘米陸軍では3個以上の中隊 (company )から成る; ｟略 ｠Bn 〙.2 〖しばしば ～s /a ～〗大勢の人 ; 大群, 多数 (!特にある目的のために集まった人々 ) ▸ a battalion of strikers ストライキ参加者の群れ .3 〖通例 ～s 〗軍勢 (army ).