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- Dictionarypla·toon/pləˈto͞on/
noun
- 1. a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a lieutenant and divided into several sections: "the platoon commander"
verb
- 1. (in baseball and other sports) have (an athlete) play in rotation with one or more teammates at the same position: "he was underrated because of Stengel's platooning him with Woodling"
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PLATOON definition: 1. a small group of about ten or twelve soldiers, with a lieutenant in charge of it: 2. a group of…. Learn more.
The meaning of PLATOON is a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections. How to use platoon in a sentence.
PLATOON meaning: 1. a small group of about ten or twelve soldiers, with a lieutenant in charge of it: 2. a group of…. Learn more.
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)
A platoon is a military unit made up of squads. If you’re in a war zone, you might see a platoon of soldiers guarding a checkpoint. Military branches such as the army, navy, air force, or marines are broken down into smaller groups.
noun. 1. a military unit composed of two or more squads or sections, normally under the command of a lieutenant: it is a subdivision of a company, troop, etc. 2. a group or unit like this. a platoon of police. 3. Sport. any of the specialized squads (as the offensive and defensive squads in professional football) constituting a single team.
Definition of platoon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A subdivision of a company of troops consisting of two or more squads or sections and usually commanded by a lieutenant. 2. A group of people working, traveling, or assembled together: a platoon of firefighters; buses carrying platoons of tourists. 3.
platoon. noun [ C ] uk / pləˈtuːn / us. Add to word list Add to word list. a small group of soldiers. (Definition of platoon from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
PLATOON meaning: 1 : a group of soldiers that includes two or more squads usually led by one lieutenant; 2 : a group of people who are doing something together
