platoon

Speech parts

1. platoon - Noun

2. platoon - Verb

Meaning

Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.

Now, in the United States service, half of a company.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

army corps brigade legion regiment garrison battalion squadron posse group body team company force party
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Antonyms

one person little bit handful of defined band of limited assortment of
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Hypernyms

squad social group army unit police squad

Phrases with the word

platoon drill space platoon platoon school tank platoon

Anagrams

Opalton

Examples

platoons of tourists poured out of the busses Source: Internet

the defensive platoon of the football team Source: Internet

After finding an explosive path onboard the ship, Djarin’s allies battle their way to the command center while he attempts to prevent Gideon from activating a platoon of near-indestructible Dark Troopers. Source: Internet

A battalion would assign one flamethrower per platoon with one reserve flamethrower in each group. Source: Internet

Although airborne units were not popular with the top U.S. Army commanders, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sponsored the concept, and Major General William C. Lee organized the first paratroop platoon. Source: Internet

A Norwegian anti-tank platoon equipped with NM142 TOW missile launchers There have also been dedicated anti-tank vehicles built on ordinary armored personnel carrier or armored car chassis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Platonistic platonize platonizer platoon commander platoon drill platoon grouping