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   platoon

   /pləˈtuːn/

   noun

   • 1. a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections: "the platoon commander"
   • ▪ a group of people acting together: "platoons of sharp lawyers"
   • ▪ (in South Africa) denoting a school or schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same buildings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
   • ▪ engaged in platooning: "a platoon player"

   verb

   • 1. (in South Africa) apply the platoon system to (a school): "it has been found necessary to platoon 14 schools"
   • 2. use the strategy of alternating (a pair of players or one player with another) in a specified field position in successive games: "at catcher we platooned Petralli and Stanley"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French plauton (now obsolete), variant of peloton ‘platoon’, literally ‘small ball’, diminutive of pelote (see pellet).

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