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. 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.

3. Serhii Tamarin:

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

4. Jonny Kim:

   The way I would talk to a platoon of SEALs would be very different than the way I would talk to a 60 year old COPD patient.

5. Jonny Kim:

   I remember what Tony Eafrati(His Platoon Chief) said me when I first showed up: 'Never think you're too good to do trash.' And I take that to heart, like to this day. Never too good to do those jobs, because the moment you start to think you're better than anyone else, you have poisoned yourself. You are on the dark path.