platoon
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platoon
- /pləˈtuːn/ UK
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
From obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. Doublet of peloton. Compare pellet.
noun platoons
- A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company. Needless to say, one's seat must be booked in advance and a platoon of urbane officials, one to each door of the train, awaits passengers to usher them to their seats and relieve them of their bulkier baggage.
- 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.
- A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.
verb platoons · platooning · platooned
- To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.
- To specialize in a particular position or playing style. You must understand the rules of football in 1939. There was no platooning, so each man played both offense and defense.
- Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: regiment, battalion, squad, squadron, patrol, troop, crew, way, posse, emission, cross-section, frame, section, sectional, division, leader
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noun unit of 30-40 soldiers
| Español | pelotón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소대 sodae |
| 日本語 | 小隊 shōtai |
| 中文 | 排 pái, 分隊 /分队 fēnduì |
| Português | pelotão |
| Français | peloton |
| Deutsch | Zug, Kolonne, Sanitätszug |
| Italiano | plotone |
| Română | pluton |
| Русский | взвод vzvod |
| Tiếng Việt | trung đội, tiểu đội |
| العربية | فَصِيلَة عَسْكَرِيَّة faṣīla ʕaskariyya, فَصِيلَة faṣīla |
| עברית | מַחְלָקָה makhlaká |
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title = {platoon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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