Antonyms for platoon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pluh-toon

Phonetic Transcription : pləˈtun

Definition of platoon

Origin : 1630s, from French peloton "platoon, group of people," from Middle French peloton (15c.), literally "little ball," hence, "agglomeration," diminutive of Old French pelote "ball" (see pellet).

noun group of military people

Example sentences :

They carry portable telephones with which they can communicate with their platoon.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

Fannia stopped and watched as a platoon of natives advanced on them.
Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley

The designation "So-and-so's" squad or platoon may also be used.
Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department

The platoon experiment was illuminating in several respects.
Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

They were suspended by cords from a gibbet, to be fired at by a platoon of soldiers.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Neither of them had ever served except as the officer of a platoon.
Extract from : « A Lieutenant at Eighteen » by Oliver Optic

He soon discovered his lieutenant riding at the head of his platoon.
Extract from : « A Lieutenant at Eighteen » by Oliver Optic

His platoon officer reported that fact as characteristic and admirable.
Extract from : « Waiting for Daylight » by Henry Major Tomlinson

As he had striven for his class of boys, so now was he striving for his platoon of men.
Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke

This Platoon emerged with a very small percentage of casualties.
Extract from : « Norman Ten Hundred » by A. Stanley Blicq

Synonyms for platoon

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