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"

Matched Categories

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. 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.

2. Serhii Tamarin:

   I think in a few days, they should send me back to my platoon.

3. Michael Douglas:

   You look back at Oliver Stones’s career — Jimmy Woods in' El Salvador,' Charlie Sheen in' Platoon,' Tom Cruise in' Born On The Fourth of July,' Kevin Costner in' JFK,' Val Kilmer in' The Doors' — and every actor has probably given their best performance with Oliver Stones, because, whether it is his Vietnam mentality, he wants you in the trenches with him.

4. Vadym Skibitsky:

   According to our assessment, this is not the final change, [Putin] really does have problems with the command, both at the top level, the generals, and at the bottom level of platoon or company commander.

5. 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.