PLATOON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does platoon mean? 

• PLATOON (noun)
  The noun PLATOON has 3 senses:

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

2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

3. a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity

  Familiarity information: PLATOON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLATOON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("platoon" is a kind of...):

army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Holonyms ("platoon" is a member of...):

company (small military unit; usually two or three platoons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A team of policemen working under the military platoon system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("platoon" is a kind of...):

police squad; squad (a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime)

Meronyms (parts of "platoon"):

section (a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A group of persons who are engaged in a common activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

the defensive platoon of the football team

Hypernyms ("platoon" is a kind of...):

social group (people sharing some social relation)