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bat•tal•ion
Pronunciation: (bu-tal'yun), [key]—
n.
1. Mil.a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
2. an army in battle array.
3. Often,
battalions. a large number of persons or things; force:
battalions of bureaucrats. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.