Plural of platoon
regular plural
The plural of platoon is platoons.
Forms of platoon
| Singular | platoon /pləˈtuːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | platoons /pləˈtuːnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Platoons in a sentence
- Take away those chauffeurs, those gasoline coupons, those platoons of pencil-skirted, lozenge-spectacled assistants.1999 January 15, “Toronto hostels filled with families and young people”, in The Edmonton Journal, page F9. From the entry pencil-skirted
- Trapped between two hostile platoons in the woods, Rubakhin obeys the survival instinct and covers the prisoner's mouth and nose to keep him silent.2007, Byron Lindsey, Tatiana Spektor, Routes of Passage: Essays on the Fiction of Vladimir Makanin, page 102. From the entry survival instinct
Meaning of platoon
- noun A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
- noun A subdivision of a fire company, led by a captain or lieutenant.
- noun A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
Questions about the plural of platoon
- What is the plural of platoon?
- The plural of platoon is platoons.
- Is platoon countable?
- Platoon is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: platoon (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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