🪖 A group of people 🚚 A vehicle convoy 🚚 To group vehicles ⚾ To alternate players

to platoon

7.5

To group vehicles together to drive closely using automatic control

verb
/pləˈtuːn/

Specialized

: formar un pelotón

During the demonstration, the cars platooned together, automatically adjusting their distance from one another.

Examples

In the simulation, we could platoon multiple drones to cover a wider area efficiently.
The fleet platooned its vehicles to reduce congestion on the highway.
Once I kind of platooned up again and I was an older guy, if you want to say that.

Antonyms

to scatter

110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

to disband

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

How Coordinated

to synchronize

49 4.7

to platoon

Specialized

7.5

to group

38 1.2

Surface Forms

platoon infinitive

platooned past

platooned past participle

platooning present participle

platoons third person singular

Etymology

Platoon as a verb comes from the same French peloton, meaning 'small ball' or 'little group'. To platoon vehicles is to put them into a close, organized group so they move together more efficiently.