platoon
noun
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
platoons
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pluralof platoon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And we need to think more about the little platoons, the habits, the character forming that’s required for people to navigate a world where there’s not going to be lifelong work anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
This year, mercenaries began transiting through Bosaso in Somalia, where local sources told AFP a UAE-run section of a military base has hosted platoons of uniformed foreigners, transported in cargo planes.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
The department is staffed by three 24-hour shifts, known as platoons, with about 1,000 firefighters on duty at any given time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
Many of us in the platoons of the federal workforce cannot afford to be dismissed, however illegal the dismissal might be.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2025
The boys’ groups divided into platoons for war games, and they hunted down the “enemy.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
