Meaning of PLATOON
| Pronunciation: | | plu'toon
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- [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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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