batt
- noun
- /bæt/
- Jargon
- I got into Third Batt right after you.
Examples
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Sua sponte, Ranger Batt.
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Six is nothing to sneeze at, but it's not even enough to make a full edition of BATT.
Blog text (27) -
Batt A looks good.
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As a result, current Gov. Butch Otter, following the lead of Andrus and former Gov. Phil Batt, declared the state off-limits for additional waste shipments.
Blog text (30) -
"Corporal Lewis, Privates Batts, Bean, Beard, Biggs, and Floyd, fall in with canteens to fetch water.
Fiction book (1992) -
A 1995 nuclear waste agreement—crafted by Batt and endorsed by Andrus and Otter—requires the feds to move all wastes out of Idaho by 2035.
Blog text (30) -
The soldiers were proud to represent their unit in the 15th batt during the military parade.
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After the briefing, the commander called for the leaders from each batt to discuss their strategies.
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The 1st Light batt has been deployed for peacekeeping missions abroad.
Synonyms
A large unit of soldiers made of several companies and led by a senior officer
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word batt as a military short form comes from battalion, a word linked to 'battle' and a group of soldiers. So batt names a unit made of several companies.