Question

What is the definition of the word platoon.

Answer 1

Depending on the part of speech, when using platoon as a noun it would be defined as a subdivision of a company of soldiers. When using platoon in it's verb form it would be defined as athelets on the same team rotating through the same position. Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Platoon means a group of people or things that work together under a leader.

Examples can be:

A platoon of soldiers, which has ~16 - 50 soldiers

A platoon of tanks, which has ~4 - 9 tanks

etc.

hope this helps