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PLATOON
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I. (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
Example:
the defensive platoon of the football team
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("platoon" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
