platooning
noun[U]
uk/pləˈtuː.nɪŋ/us/pləˈtuː.nɪŋ/platooningnoun[U](SPORTS)
sportsUSspecialized
in asportsteam,especiallyinbaseball, thepracticeof using twoplayersat differenttimesat the sameposition:
（棒球等中用两名或多名队员的）同位替换；与同位队员轮流上场NorthCarolinabeganthe platooning of the twoquarterbackson a setrotation.北卡罗来纳开始了两个四分卫在第一盘的轮换。
- BaseballwriterBillJamescreditsSouthworth and Casey Stengel with reinstituting platooning in the 1940s.
- The platooningworksbecause Curry canpulldown theballandrunwhile Durantexcelsatoperatingin thepocket.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- beat
- chopper
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- foul
- frame
- peg
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
- strike out(somewhere)
platooningnoun[U](VEHICLES)
transportspecialized
amethodofconnectingvehicleseitherphysicallyor usingcomputertechnologyso they cantravelclosetogether in agroup, as a way ofsavingspace,fuel, ormoney:
（以节省空间、燃料或者开销为目的的）车辆结队We willencouragecooperativevehiclesystems,includingplatooning.我们将鼓励采用车辆合作的方式，包括车辆结队。
- As acost-cuttingmeasure, platooning wouldallowhaulagefirmstoarrangetrucksintightconvoysandeliminatedriversin all but theleadvehicle.
- Oneapproachwould be todesignatespecialplatooninglanes,separatedbyfixedbarriers.
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
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- stall
- steerable
- tailgating
- undertake
- undertaking