battalion

«battalion» in Mova's school dictionary: a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (battalions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment. tree →

2) (informal) A battalion can mean a big troop or crowd of followers, as in a tale. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons, a large group moving together; in tales, a crowd of ducklings or followers

examples

• He led a battalion of soldiers across the hill. tree →
• Drakestail said he could not drag his whole battalion along. tree →
• A battalion of ducklings waddled behind their mother. tree →
• Dad brought a battalion of cousins to the picnic. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «battalion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.