Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: battalions
IPA transcription: [bət'æljənz]
Usage examples
  • In battalions their invaders were not to be beaten, but man to man, or ten to ten, they were their equals.
  • The battalions shouted "Hurrah!" and "Vive l'Empereur!" Napoleon said something to Alexander, and both Emperors dismounted and took each other's hands.
  • Then came the main army in their squadrons and battalions, with six men in depth, which were followed at last by a centurion, who, according to custom, observed the rest.
  • Although American troops did not take part on a large scale until the last phase of the war in 1918, several battalions of infantry were in the trenches by October, 1917, and had their first severe encounter with the Germans early in November.