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platoon
[pluh-toon]
noun
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
a small unit of a police force.
a company or group of persons.
a platoon of visitors.
Football.a group of players specially trained in one aspect of the game, as offense or defense, and used as a unit.
a halfback on the offensive platoon.
verb (used with object)
Sports.
to use (a player) at a position in a game alternately with another player or players.
to alternate (two different teams or units), as separate offensive and defensive squads.
verb (used without object)
Sports.
to alternate at a position with another player or players.
to use players alternately at the same position.
to alternate different teams.
platoon
/ əˈٳː /
noun
military a subunit of a company usually comprising three sections of ten to twelve men: commanded by a lieutenant
a group or unit of people, esp one sharing a common activity, characteristic, etc
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of platoon1
Example Sentences
On the streets of Los Angeles, protesters will continue to be met with platoons of armed soldiers.
The department is staffed by three 24-hour shifts, known as platoons, with about 1,000 firefighters on duty at any given time.
He leads a platoon of young fighters who have set up trenches around the base.
Under the cover of night, the platoon walks the streets of Ramadi and chooses a location for their sniper mission.
"To see these guys not obey orders - and do what they needed to save their platoon was interesting to me," he says, talking about the soldiers' evacuation process.
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