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platoon
has definitions from the field of military
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[ noun ] (military) a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Whole platoons were taking_up new positions on the steps , arriving and departing , while I stayed glued , like a signpost , to one spot . |
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[ noun ] a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)The day-watch platoon commander , Lt._Rinker , was calling_out the beat assignments , but Matson could n't make the names mean anything . Not that he gave a damn what the grapevine sent_out about Killpath 's little speech on the comportment of platoon commanders . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity
Examples "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses" "the defensive platoon of the football team" Related terms |
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