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platoon

noun
🔊/pləˈtuːn/
🔊/pləˈtuːn/
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  1. a small group of soldiers that is part of a company and commanded by a lieutenant（军队的）排Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlatoon is used before these nouns:
    • commander
    • sergeant
    Platoon is used after these nouns:
    • mortar
    • rifle
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French peloton ‘platoon’, literally ‘small ball’, diminutive of pelote.