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Platoon

Platoon Meaning & Definition
Platoon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Platoon?

[n] a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
[n] a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
[n] a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

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See Also | army unit | company | police squad | section | social group

Platoon In Webster's Dictionary

\Pla*toon"\, n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See {Pellet}.] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square. (b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.

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