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BATTLE GROUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle group mean?
• BATTLE GROUP (noun)
The noun BATTLE GROUP has 1 sense:
1. an army unit usually consisting of five companies
Familiarity information: BATTLE GROUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An army unit usually consisting of five companies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("battle group" is a kind of...):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
Meronyms (members of "battle group"):
company (small military unit; usually two or three platoons)
Holonyms ("battle group" is a member of...):
division (an army unit large enough to sustain combat)
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