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- 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排。
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- a group of people acting together一队, 一组：
platoons of sharp lawyers.
精明的律师群体。
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- 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。
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- as modifier Baseball engaged in platooning【棒球】同位替补的：
a platoon player.
同位替补队员。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French peloton 'platoon'， literally 'small ball'， diminutive of pelote.