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Platoon

/pləˈtuːn/

A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

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📖 Definitions of "Platoon"

noun

1
A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
2
A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.

verb

1
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."
2
Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.

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regimentnoun	(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
battalionnoun	(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
squadnoun	A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
squadronnoun	(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
patrolnoun	(law enforcement) The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
troopnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
crewnoun	A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
waynoun	(heading) To do with a place or places.
possenoun	(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends.
emissionnoun	Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
cross-sectionnoun	Alternative form of cross section. [A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.]
framenoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
sectionnoun	A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
sectionalnoun	An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
divisionnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
leadernoun	Any person who leads or directs.
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
dischargenoun	(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
rownoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
chapternoun	One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.