Platoon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pləˈtuːn|
Brit.
|pləˈtuːn|
noun
- 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 team of policemen working under the military platoon system
- a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity
- a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
- 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
the defensive platoon of the football team
Extra examples
...will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show...
He commands a platoon of 60.
The platoon was pummeled by heavy machine-gun fire.
I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this
Word forms
noun
singular: platoon
plural: platoons
singular: platoon
plural: platoons
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