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platoon |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Platoon \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: platoon n 1: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant 2: a team of policemen working under the military platoon system 3: 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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