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: a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections
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: a group of persons sharing a common characteristic or activity
a platoon of waiters
especially
: a group of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body
platooned; platooning; platoons
: to play (one player) alternately with another player in the same position (as on a baseball team)
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: to alternate with another player at the same position
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: to use alternate players at the same position
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Examples of platoon in a Sentence
Noun
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The footage shows the vehicles patrolling down a dirt road as part of a four-vehicle platoon, with several soldiers manning their weapons mounted on their truck beds and blasting airborne targets out of the sky.
—Jared Keller, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Vientos is expected to platoon with Brett Baty at third base, though manager Carlos Mendoza is hesitant to call it a straight platoon.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
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Noun
On Friday, the 95th Air Assault Brigade cornered a 155th Naval Infantry Brigade platoon near the village of Leonidovo in Kursk and dismantled it—reportedly destroying three BTR wheeled armored personnel carriers and killing 30 Russians.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The footage shows the vehicles patrolling down a dirt road as part of a four-vehicle platoon, with several soldiers manning their weapons mounted on their truck beds and blasting airborne targets out of the sky.
—Jared Keller, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
With Betts remaining at shortstop and Rojas on the verge of returning, veteran fill-in shortstop Nick Ahmed could be designated for assignment, and recently acquired utility man Amed Rosario and perhaps Rojas could platoon with Lux at second base.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Vientos is expected to platoon with Brett Baty at third base, though manager Carlos Mendoza is hesitant to call it a straight platoon.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platoon. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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