platoons

Noun

platoon (plural platoons)

1. A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
   • Needless to say, one's seat must be booked in advance and a platoon of urbane officials, one to each door of the train, awaits passengers to usher them to their seats and relieve them of their bulkier baggage.1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 140
2. A subdivision of a fire company, led by a captain or lieutenant.
3. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
4. (historical) A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.

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