platoon

noun

plə-ˈtün How to pronounce platoon (audio)
Definition of platoonnext
as in team
a group of people working together on a task will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show

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Recent Examples of platoon Certain changeups have reverse platoon splits in the Stuff+ model. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The Dodgers don’t yet plan to set up a platoon with Teoscar Hernández in left field, Roberts said, despite his struggles against right-handed pitching. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 In 2004, Weaver's platoon was caught in a firefight in an Afghan village. — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 With his ability to hit left-handed pitching, the Mets saw a role for him as a platoon DH. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for platoon
  1. team
  2. army
  3. crew
  4. brigade
  5. battalion
  6. squad
Noun
  • The Channels & Streaming Iberia team is tasked with supporting the company’s growing FAST, streaming and advertising operations across Spain and Portugal.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Huh said the team set out to keep the emotional intimacy of Kim’s story while building a world that feels cinematic.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of team
Noun
  • Children—a rare sight at Trancoso’s small, intimate pousadas but welcome here—are kept busy by a discreet army of private nannies and hotel monitors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ted gives him an army man like Henry gave Ted when Ted first moved across the pond.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of army
Noun
  • Bravata says none of the cameras or the crew for the photoshoot were from the show.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As with all Kimpton properties, the crew puts out complimentary coffee in the morning for guests and hosts a free nightly wine hour.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of crew
Noun
  • Numan said Iraq had established two joint Iraqi-Kurdish brigades focusing on counter-ISIS operations.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Gómez Vergara’s documentary revisits Chile’s social uprising through a health brigade treating protesters injured by police repression, connecting present violence with dictatorship-era wounds.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of brigade
Noun
  • Allison Fluke-Ekren, a former Kansas resident who had already organized an Islamic State group women’s center in Raqqa, became the battalion’s leader and organizer.
    — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • By storing blood in two battalion chief vehicles, paramedics are able to begin transfusions at the scene of a severe bleeding emergency instead of having to wait until the victim arrives at a hospital.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of battalion
Noun
  • The wide receiver that Gardner-Johnson kept referring to as an elevated practice squad player joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2025 and won a spot on New England's 53-man roster at the start of last season.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins are believed to have interest in moving him back to the practice squad.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of squad

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