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31platoon — noun 1》 a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections. 2》 [as modifier] Baseball engaged in platooning: a platoon player. verb Baseball use the strategy of alternating (a… …
32platoon — UK [pləˈtuːn] / US [pləˈtun] noun [countable] Word forms platoon : singular platoon plural platoons a small group of soldiers that a lieutenant is in charge of …
33platoon — pla•toon [[t]pləˈtun[/t]] n. 1) mil a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters 2) a small unit of a police force 3) a company or group: a platoon of visitors[/ex] 4) spo Football. a group of players specially… …
34platoon — [17] Platoon means etymologically ‘little ball’. It comes from French peloton, a diminutive form of pelote ‘ball’ (source of English pellet). The notion of a ‘small ball’ was extended in French to a ‘little cluster of people or group of soldiers’ …
35platoon — I. noun Etymology: French peloton small detachment, literally, ball, from Middle French pelote little ball more at pellet Date: 1637 1. a subdivision of a company sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections 2. a… …
36platoon — 1. noun /pləˈtuːn/ A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company. 2. verb /pləˈtuːn/ To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing… …
37platoon — [[t]plətu͟ːn[/t]] platoons N COUNT A platoon is a small group of soldiers, usually one which is commanded by a lieutenant …
38platoon commander — one who is in charge of a military platoon …
39platoon — noun our platoon lost 200 men on that mission Syn: unit, patrol, troop, squad, squadron, team, company, corps, outfit, detachment, contingent …
40platoon school — noun : a departmentalized school in which the pupils of each grade are organized into platoons that take turns in using the classrooms, shops, auditorium, gymnasium, and other physical resources of the school plant * * * platoon school, an… …
