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platoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | social group |
platoons of tourists poured out of the busses.
the defensive platoon of the football team.
platoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
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| Type of | army unit |
platoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | police squad, squad |
Examples of platoon
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As Holmes arrived back with his platoon, an investigation was already under way.
From the thenewstribune.com
On Sunday, April 4, Ellis joined the 2nd platoon on a patrol to scout locations.
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For 10 weeks the drill instructors shaped the tatty platoon into smart soldiers.
From the express.co.uk
Eleven of his platoon mates also await court proceedings for alleged wrongdoing.
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Colonel Smith's problem was that the platoon members were soldiers, not writers.
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He can only hope his pal and platoon partner, Nick Evans, will be here with him.
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Jim Shields attended the celebration to support his platoon leader from Vietnam.
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One time, Gen. Blumenthal's platoon was surrounded by Victor Charlie in the DMZ.
From the bostonherald.com
Nate Schierholtz and Scott Hairston will form a platoon of sorts in right field.
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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 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"
- A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organized into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. ...
- Grouping vehicles into platoons is one proposed method to increase without building additional traffic lanes.
- Platoon is a 1986 war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth.
- A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company; To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
- (Platoons) Keroro Platoon | Garuru Platoon | Keroro Platoon Double
- A platoon is four squads - generally three rifle squads and one weapons squad, normally armed with machine guns and anti-tank weapons. Lieutenants lead most platoons, and the second-in-command is generally a sergeant first class.
