Platoon

[plə'tuːn] or [plə'tun]

解释:

(noun.) a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant.

(noun.) a team of policemen working under the military platoon system.

(noun.) a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; 'platoons of tourists poured out of the busses'; 'the defensive platoon of the football team'.

编辑:梅尔维尔--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.

(n.) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.

霍奇编辑

解释:

n. a number of recruits assembled for exercise—originally a small body of soldiers in a hollow square to strengthen the angles of a longer formation: a subdivision of a company.

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