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English Dictionary: platoon by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
platoon
n
  1. a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
  2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
  3. 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Platoon \Pla*toon"\, n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or
      group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things
      wound round. See {Pellet}.] (Mil.)
      (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small
            square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a
            hollow square.
      (b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
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