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Meaning of Platoon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
pləˈtuːn

Definitions

  1. A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
  2. A subdivision of a fire company, led by a captain or lieutenant.
  3. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
  4. A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca taqım vzvod
Български взвод
বাংলা পল্টন
Bosanski četa vod vodni вод чета
Català escamot
Čeština četa
Deutsch Kolonne Peloton Sanitätszug Zug
Español pelotón
Eesti rühm
Français peloton
Gaeilge buíon
עברית מחלקה
Hrvatski četa vod vodni вод чета
Magyar szakasz
Հայերեն դասակ
Bahasa Indonesia peleton
Italiano plotone
日本語 小隊
Қазақша взвод
한국어 소대
Lietuvių būrys
Latviešu vads
Македонски вод чета
Bahasa Melayu platun
Polski pluton plutonowy
Português pelotão
Română pluton
Русский взвод
Српски četa vod vodni вод чета
Svenska pluton
Türkçe takım
Українська взвод чота́
Tiếng Việt tiểu đội trung đội

Examples

“Needless to say, one's seat must be booked in advance and a platoon of urbane officials, one to each door of the train, awaits passengers to usher them to their seats and relieve them of their bulkier baggage.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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