Word "PLATOON" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity
Examples:
platoons of tourists poured out of the busses
the defensive platoon of the football team

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

Crossword Clues for PLATOON

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Draft guards as well as soldiers
First film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam War trilogy The Times Specialist Sunday 21 Apr 2024
1986 action film starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen Mirror Quiz 16 Apr 2024
Idealist running military group The Guardian Cryptic 09 Apr 2024
Ancient philosopher takes on some soldiers (7)
No rise for the Greek philosopher in the squad (7)
The squad is also included in the scheme (7)
A subdivision of a company of soldiers (7)
Army unit is overly used in plan (7)
Not enough soldiers to be company
Oliver Stone war film (7)
Military subdivision The Times Concise 21 Nov 2023
Soldiers also involved in plot The Times Quick Cryptic 11 Oct 2023
Group of soldiers also involved in scheme The Times Cryptic 10 May 2023
Outfit Wall Street Journal 29 Apr 2023
Combat unit Premier Sunday 04 Dec 2022
Academy founder, name inspiring old military unit The Telegraph Toughie 01 Dec 2022
Group of soldiers playing polo at battalion's base The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Sep 2022
Group of soldiers The Times Concise 21 Jun 2022
Two or more squads Newsday 14 May 2022
Squad also enthralled by scheme The Times Cryptic 18 Jan 2022
Also in scheme — group of soldiers The Times Cryptic 18 Nov 2021
Top loan processing unit
Best Picture a year after “Out of Africa” Wall Street Journal 21 Aug 2021
Squad extremely grabbed by suggestion
Company division New York Times 23 Jul 2021
Part of a company New York Times 13 Feb 2021
Military group The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2021
Company division changed top loan The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2021
Best Picture winner that was banned in Vietnam New York Times 31 Jan 2021
Strategy also included a group of soldiers
Philosopher working for company division The Sun Two Speed 13 Nov 2020
Squad also included in scheme
Army captain's command Newsday 01 Oct 2020
Philosopher is on something in company Irish Times Crosaire 25 Apr 2020
Philosopher working for company division The Telegraph Toughie 03 Mar 2020
Military unit also into strategy
Military group LA Times Daily 06 Jul 2019
Military group The Washington Post 06 Jul 2019
Army outfit The Washington Post 18 Jan 2019
Army outfit LA Times Daily 18 Jan 2019
Army outfit
Military group
. Fighting men also involved in the scheme
Group of soldiers The Times Concise 06 Mar 2018
Small body of soldiers also included in scheme
Dish, largely duck, available in company The Telegraph Toughie 11 Oct 2017
Unit with weapons also having to be in scheme The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Jan 2017
1   Group has means to buy bone and couple of eggs
Climbing mountain's extremely nasty at first for troops
Philosopher on a group of soldiers
Climbing mountain, main components of air have to part company
It's smaller than a company New York Times 14 Sep 2016
Philosopher working for detachment The Times Cryptic 16 Jun 2016
Small body of soldiers The Times Concise 09 Jun 2016
It's smaller than a company
Troop group The Washington Post 22 Nov 2015
Company division Newsday 19 Sep 2015
Unit overly into design The Telegraph Toughie 12 May 2015
One who philosophised about part of company The Times Cryptic 30 Mar 2015
Army unit The Guardian Quick 21 Mar 2015
Team's project extremely boring
Company division
Troop group
Say, a philosopher has no man for company
1986 Oliver Stone movie
Sarge's charges
Troop group
1986 Best Picture
1986 Best Picture
1986 Best Picture
1986 Best Picture
1986 Oliver Stone movie
Stone work
Army outfit
Oscar-winner of 1986
Also in scheme — group of soldiers
Squad also enthralled by scheme
1986 Best Picture
Best Picture of 1986
Oliver Stone's Vietnam film
Army group
Troop group
Oscar film: 1986
"L.A. on top"
Oliver Stone's Oscar winner 1986
Police unit
Offensive or defensive
Lieutenant's command.
A lieutenant's command.
1986 Best Picture
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