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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