battle group
2
4.7
- noun
- Specialized
:
grupo de combate
- Today, Rear Admiral Charles M. Gaouette was "fired" from his command of one of the three carrier battle groups back to Bremerton, Washington, to face an investigation.
- carrier battle group
If people at the Pentagon, for example, are really worried about hostilities, they're going to send carrier battle groups.
- If people at the Pentagon, for example, are really worried about hostilities, they're going to send carrier battle groups.
Examples
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Even if we don't use three, at least two carrier battle groups would be more appropriate.
Fiction book (1991) -
"The only two carrier battle groups available are two fossil-fueled carriers, Independence and Ranger."
Fiction book (1991) -
Jake Grafton's job was to provide military cover for the loading operation with this carrier battle group.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I'll authorize two carrier battle groups, not three, to head toward the area where the explosion was detected.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tactical considerations would dictate the acquisition of full aircraft carrier battle groups and significant naval air power.
Academic text (1996) -
The Essex battle group has the Gagarin, Kimovsk, and the sub escort under their thumb.
Fiction book (2000) -
To that, we'll add a Marine unit for show, and with the home-port deal at Haifa, we'll almost always have a carrier battle group in the Eastern Med.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most recently, a ChiCom "Song-class" boat surfaced within five miles of the USS Kitty Hawk battle group.
Blog text (22) -
At the same time, the United States avoided the politically provocative and militarily imprudent option of placing carrier battle groups in the Taiwan Strait itself.
Academic text (1996) -
The naval exercises involved multiple aircraft carriers forming a formidable battle group ready for combat.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
241
5.5
A group of military aircraft that fly together
156
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country
150
7.2
A large unit of soldiers made of several companies and led by a senior officer
114
5.5
A military air unit of several aircraft and their crews
112
4.8
A group like a company or team that works together
112
5.4
A military unit made of several battalions, smaller than a division
99
6.2
A large group of soldiers made of several smaller units
98
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
15
2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
5
2.5
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
3
4.3
A group of soldiers who fight on foot
2
3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
2
5.0
A group of military ships organized to fight together
1
4.8
A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions
1
8.2
A large military unit made of several battalions
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'battle' (a fight) with 'group' (a number of people seen as a unit): a group formed for battle or military action. Although the term has a specific institutional use (e.g., NATO deployment), the basic compositional sense is clear and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer its meaning.
Etymology
Battle group comes from the simple picture of battle and group: a few units joined into one small team with its own weapons and supplies to go into a fight. That's why it means 'a military unit organized for combat operations'.