platoon
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk/pləˈtuːn/us/pləˈtuːn/platoonnoun[C, + sing/pl verb](GROUP)
asmallgroupof about ten or twelvesoldiers, with alieutenantinchargeof it:
（军队的）排His platoon wasambushed.
a platooncommander
agroupofvehicles,especiallymilitaryvehicles:
Thecaptainwas in theleadvehicleof the platoon.
First there is a platoon ofmotorcycleoutriderswho willclearthestreetsahead.
transportspecialized
agroupofvehiclesthat areconnectedphysicallyor usingcomputertechnologyso they cantravelclosetogether in agroup, as a way tosavespace,fuel, ormoney:
But there is still theproblemofmanagingtheformationanddispersalof platoons ascarsjoinandleave.
The non-mechanicallylinkedvehiclesmovein platoonformation.
- Twomembersof the platoon wereinjured.
- Heledaninfantryplatoon on acombatmission.
- I was a platoonleaderin Vietnam.
- Theydispatchedplatoons ofsoldiersandtrucks.
Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- artillery
- battalion
- bomb disposal
- bomb squad
- cadre
- Coast Guardsman
- corps
- Cossack
- detachment
- non-combatant
- paratroops
- patrol
- rearguard
- seal
- squad
- squadron
- the Coast Guard
- the Marine Corps
- troop
- WRAC
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Army & military vehicles
Road vehicles in general
platoonnoun[C, + sing/pl verb](SPORTS)
sportsUSspecialized
twosportsplayers,especiallybaseballplayers, whoplayat the samepositionat differenttimes:
The mostcommonplatoon uses aleft-handedbatteragainstright-handedpitchingand aright-handedbatteragainstleft-handedpitching.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- chopper
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
platoon
verb[IorT]
uk/pləˈtuːn/us/pləˈtuːn/platoonverb[I or T](SPORTS)
sportsUSspecialized
in asportsteam,especiallyinbaseball, to use twoplayersat differenttimesat the sameposition, or toplayat the samepositionas anotherplayer:
Bowden says he'll be platooning the twoplayersas much aspossible.
Thecoachplansto platoon himwithAhmanGreen.
Kotchman is nowplayingfulltime,insteadof platooning.
- Heknewthat by platooningplayers, they'd getangryat him. Almost everyplayerhe platoonedhatedhim.
- First baseman Rico Brogna was platooned with Wes Helms.
- Ortiz should have been platooned.
- They told him that he'd be platooning with Fartinez.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- chopper
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
platoonverb[I or T](VEHICLES)
transportspecialized
toconnectvehicleseitherphysicallyor usingcomputertechnologyso they cantravelclosetogether in agroup, as a way tosavespace,fuel, ormoney:
Asdriversbecomecomfortablewith thetechnologyandseethat it issafe, they might bewillingtoconsiderplatooning intheirowncars.
Platooningtruckshas beenproposedas a way ofreducingenergyconsumption.
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- stall
- steerable
- undertake
- undertaking