platoon
A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming…A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
» Tom was our platoon leader.
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4 sensesA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
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a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
A subdivision of a fire company, led by a captain or lieutenant.
A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
(historical)A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
Examples
6 sentencesTom was our platoon leader.
A platoon has about thirty soldiers.
The bedraggled houses were finally destroyed by the platoon.
He's a platoon sergeant.
Our platoon was ambushed.
ruНаш взвод попал в засаду. — odexed
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Origin
From obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. DoubletFrom obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. Doublet of peloton. Compare pellet.
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