platoon

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noun

1. a military unit that is a subdivision of a company;
usually has a headquarters and two or more squads;
usually commanded by a lieutenant (Freq. 6)
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
army unit
• Member Holonyms:
company
2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
police squad, squad
• Part Meronyms:
section
3. a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity
- platoons of tourists poured out of the busses
- the defensive platoon of the football team
• Hypernyms:
social group