Category:Platoon

Pla*toon", n. Etym: [f. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of Men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See Pellet.] (mil.) (a) formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square Body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square. (b) now, in the united states service, half of a company.