A platoon is a military unit made up of squads. If you’re in a war zone, you might see a platoon of soldiers guarding a checkpoint.
Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.
Noun
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
Noun
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
Noun
a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"
n.
Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small
square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.
n.
Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
Platoon
Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.
Usage Examples
We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!
The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
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Other Usage ExamplesI think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.
I am a military police officer and I have served on two deployments my first was to Iraq, in a medical unit, and my second deployment was to Kuwait, as a military police platoon leader.
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