Meaning of platoon In English

• 0 a small group of about ten or twelve soldiers, with a lieutenant in charge of it:

  • His platoon was ambushed.

  • a platoon commander

  • The captain was in the lead vehicle of the platoon.

  • First there is a platoon of motorcycle outriders who will clear the streets ahead.

  • But there is still the problem of managing the formation and dispersal of platoons as cars join and leave.

  • The non-mechanically linked vehicles move in platoon formation.

• 1 two sports players, especially baseball players, who play at the same position at different times:

  • The most common platoon uses a left-handed batter against right-handed pitching and a right-handed batter against left-handed pitching.

• 2 in a sports team, especially in baseball, to use two players at different times at the same position, or to play at the same position as another player:

  • Bowden says he'll be platooning the two players as much as possible.

  • The coach plans to platoon him with Ahman Green.

  • Kotchman is now playing full time, instead of platooning.

• 3 to connect vehicles either physically or using computer technology so they can travel close together in a group, as a way to save space, fuel, or money:

  • As drivers become comfortable with the technology and see that it is safe, they might be willing to consider platooning in their own cars.

  • Platooning trucks has been proposed as a way of reducing energy consumption.

• 4 a military unit consisting of a group of about 20 soldiers who are all members of a company