‖n. [ Prob. through Pg. for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk. ] Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. Whitworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See Battle, n. ] Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [ Obs. ] “In battailous aspect.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. battalia battle, a body of troops. See Battle, n. ] 1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval force, for action. [ 1913 Webster ]
A drawing up the armies in battalia. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See Battalia. ] 1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array. [ archaic ] “The whole battalion views.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
2. (Mil.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(n) a large indefinite number, Syn.plurality, pack, multitude, large number, Example: a battalion of ants; a multitude of TV antennas; a plurality of religions
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