Synonyms for PLATOON
pləˈtunpla·toon

Princeton's WordNet

1. platoonnoun

   a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant

2. platoonnoun

   a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

3. platoonnoun

   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"

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1. • Army Unit
   • Military
   • Police Squad
   • Social Group

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1. List of paraphrases for "platoon":

   section, pack, posse, squad, pai

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1. Anthony Davis:

   What we've seen is the AA shifting from a preparatory phase of political and military infiltration into northern Rakhine state that began in 2015, they've now taken it to a much higher level, operating at platoon and even company strength across almost all the townships in the north of the state, and that's new.

2. Benard Keter:

   Being in the Army is a life-changing experience. You have your chain of command. You have your teammates. You have soldiers in the platoon. You have soldiers in the company. It’s a great family to be in.

3. Seth MoultonMoulton:

   The greatest honor of my life was to lead these men in my platoon, even though it was a war that I and they disagreed with.

4. Laura Yeager:

   Definitely being in command are the assignments and memories I most cherish, all the way from being a platoon leader to brigade command, i was especially proud to have commanded the same brigade, the 40th CAB, my father once commanded.

5. Zoe Lofgren:

   You also found that department shields were stationed on a deployment bus, away from one of the CDU platoons, and that CDU platoon attempted to get to the bus to distribute the shields, but they couldn't do it because the door was locked and as a result this particular CDU platoon was required to respond to the crowd without the protection of their riot shield.