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Platoon
pləˈtuːn
Platoon definitions
noun
platoon
platoons
- a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections
"the platoon commander"
- a group of people acting together
"platoons of sharp lawyers"
- (in South Africa) denoting a school or schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same buildings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon
- engaged in platooning
"a platoon player"
verb
platoon
platooned
platooning
platoons
- (in South Africa) apply the platoon system to (a school)
"it has been found necessary to platoon 14 schools"
- use the strategy of alternating (a pair of players or one player with another) in a specified field position in successive games
"at catcher we platooned Petralli and Stanley"