platoon

platoon
noun
  1. a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections

    ■a group of people acting together
    一队,一组
    platoons of sharp lawyers.
    伶牙俐齿的律师群体。
    ■[as modifier](in South Africa) denoting a school or schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same buildings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon
    (南非)(师生分为上、下午两部共用校舍轮流上课的)两部制学校
    ■[as modifier](Baseball)engaged in platooning
    (棒球)同位替补的
    a platoon player.
    同位替补队员。
verb
  1. [with obj.](in South Africa) apply the platoon system to (a school)
    (南非)(学校)实行两部制
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from French peloton 'platoon', literally 'small ball', diminutive of pelote
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