entire battalion

collocation in English

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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battalion
noun[C]
uk
/bəˈtæl.i.ən/us
/bəˈtæl.i.ən/
a military unit consisting of three or ...
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Last week, anentirebattalionleft the front line and walked through the hills to home.
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The morale of thatentirebattalionwas extremely high.
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Theentirebattalionwas lost, some 1,119 casualties were taken.
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The loss on anentirebattalionso early in the war was a disaster for the regiment.
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He temporarily commanded theentirebattalionwhen its commander died, until a replacement arrived.
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Moreland assembles theentirebattalionand again offers cadets the opportunity to leave.
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A nature reserve can swallow anentirebattalion, he said.
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Due to the rapid response to this recruiting drive, it was considered possible to raise anentirebattalionfrom the island.
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This included theentirebattalionand its forward support company.
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A mock firing would be performed and theentirebattalionwould be gone as soon as possible in order to not be a target of counter-battery fire.
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He then led the unit back to the encampment and joined in the battle, which resulted in the capture of theentirebattalion, about 1000 men.
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I accept that when we talk about overstretch we tend to talk about entire battalions.
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The new pre-deployment processing facility at the airfield accommodates up to 1,200 soldiers, allowing entire battalions to stage directly to overseas destination from the field.
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The larger mobile kitchens (now commonly called flying kitchens because of the greater speed with which they can be deployed) can service entire battalions of troops.
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