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Definition of platoon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

platoon

noun

/pləˈtuːn/

/pləˈtuːn/

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a small group of soldiers that is part of a company and commanded by a lieutenantTopics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Platoon is used before these nouns:
commander
sergeant
Platoon is used after these nouns:
mortar
rifle
…
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French peloton ‘platoon’, literally ‘small ball’, diminutive of pelote.

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