platoon

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pləˈtuːn/

Noun

platoon (plural platoons)

1. (military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
2. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.

Translations

• French: peloton
• German: Zug, Kolonne, Sanitätszug (medical)
• Italian: plotone
• Portuguese: pelotão
• Russian: взвод
• Spanish: pelotón

Verb

platoon (platoons, present participle platooning; past and past participle platooned)

1. (baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher

   Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.

2. Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.

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