About The Word Platoon
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Platoon
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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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Platoon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Platoon: age group | army | army group | array | band | batch | battalion | battery | battle group | bevy | body | brigade | bunch | cabal | cadre | cast | clique | clump | cluster | cohort | column | combat command | combat team | company | complement | contingent | corps | coterie | covey | crew | crowd | detachment | detail | division | eight | eleven | faction | field army | field train | file | first string | first team | five | fleet | flying column | formation | gang | garrison | group | grouping | groupment | in-group | junta | kitchen police | KP | legion | lot | maniple | mob | movement | nine | organization | outfit | out-group | pack | parcel | party | patrol | peer group | phalanx | posse | rank | regiment | reserves | rowing crew | salon | second string | second team | section | set | squad | squadron | stable | string | tactical unit | task force | team | third string | train | tribe | troop | troupe | unit | varsity | wing 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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