battalion

1. An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.

   Bataillon, Sanitätsbataillon

   батальо́нbatalʹón, дивизио́нdivizión

   батальйо́нbatalʹjón, дивізіо́нdyvizión

   an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

2. (US)An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.

3. Any large body of troops.

   Bataillon

   a large indefinite quantity

4. (broadly)A great number of things.

1. The battalion surrendered to the enemy.

   ruБатальон сдался врагу. — odexed

   deDas Bataillon kapitulierte vor dem Feind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. He got orders to join his battalion.

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3. The general ordered the deployment of two battalions.

   ruГенерал отдал приказ о введении в действие двух батальонов. — shanghainese

   deDer General befahl die Entsendung zweier Bataillone. — brauchinet

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4. The officers in our battalion were quite young.

   ruОфицерский состав в нашем батальоне был довольно молодым. — odexed

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5. He rose in rank to become commander of the battalion.

   ruОн дослужился до командира батальона. — odexed

   deEr wurde zum Bataillonskommandeur befördert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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