platoon
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5.8
- noun
- /pləˈtuːn/
- I was the oldest man in the platoon, used to physical exertion.
- platoon leader
- platoon commander
- platoon sergeant
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this was like your elite platoon within the battalion.
- And this was like your elite platoon within the battalion.
- He was in my platoon, although not my squad.
- These men often served in platoons or companies with their friends from school or work.
- And this is one in which it's a story about a platoon or a squad of soldiers in Vietnam.
- Now Rommel could either go back and get his platoon or do what he did.
- How many people in a platoon?
- So how that even came to be was after my second platoon where me and my guys didn't get along.
- Sometimes in the SEAL teams, they would get something called the stacked platoon.
- Just like if I'm running, you know, if I'm running a section or I'm running a platoon, I need to point, I need to find my guys.
Examples
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The IDF soldiers, on the platoon level and even company level, experienced bitter and intense fighting.
Academic text (2015) -
The rain pours down on the men of the platoon as they sit in a camp.
Fiction book (1994) -
"You and your platoon will attack said hill and take it."
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During the last years of the war, the platoon was the combat unit.
Academic text (1990) -
I got separated from my platoon.
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These men often served in platoons or companies with their friends from school or work.
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A code red was ordered by my platoon commander, Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick.
Fiction book (1992) -
The soldiers moved as one unit, ready to support their platoon during the mission.
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She felt proud to be part of a platoon that trained hard for their upcoming deployment.
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The platoon practiced maneuvers every week to ensure they could respond quickly in the field.
Synonyms
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2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
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2.4
A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports
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2.4
A group within a larger organization, like an orchestra or company team
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
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4.8
A group like a company or team that works together
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2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
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2.5
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
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4.3
A group of soldiers who fight on foot
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3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
A small group of soldiers who move and fight together
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Etymology
Platoon comes from the French word peloton meaning 'small ball' or 'little group'. Soldiers once formed tight groups that looked like a small ball, which is why a platoon is a small unit of people who work or fight together.