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

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Group of soldiers, part of company (7)
1986 winner of the Oscar for Best Picture (7)
Troop also included in scheme (7)
Philosopher has nothing new for group of soldiers
Soldiers' subdivision (7) The Guardian Quick 24 Jun 2025
Group of soldiers taking philosopher forward
Soldiers also in scheme (7)
1986 war film TV 25 May 2025
The squad also interrupts the scheme (7)
1986 Charlie movie
Group of soldiers also included in plot (7)
Also in the scheme is a group of soldiers (7)
Soldiers also used in strategy The Times Sunday Cryptic 30 Mar 2025
What was the first of three films Oliver Stone based on his own experiences in Vietnam? (7)
Head of the Academy showing Oscar-winning war film
Cousin of a squadron New York Times 12 Mar 2025
Subdivision of a company of soldiers
Philosopher dealing with the subject of soldiers The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Feb 2025
Noted Greek supported by military squad (7)
Military group The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2025
Philosopher working for company division The Sun Two Speed 10 Feb 2025
Greek philosopher talking about body of infantry (7)
Troop division USA Today 28 Dec 2024
A Greek philosopher on "Soldiers" (7)
Which is the only film directed by Oliver Stone to have won the Oscar for Best Picture? (7)
Army group also included in proposed idea
Aim also to bring in soldiers (7)
That philosopher on about those soldiers?
1986 Film about the Vietnam War directed by Oliver Stone (7)
Military subdivision The Sun Mini 28 Nov 2024
Army unit is overly active in strategy (7)
Military unit also included in scheme (7)
He philosophised on how soldiers got together (7)
Oscar-winning Oliver Stone film Mirror Tea Time 08 Oct 2024
Greek philosopher takes on a military unit (7)
No, pal! To join up is a condition of joining them!
Army unit also included in the scheme
"The first casualty of war is innocence" is the tagline of which 1986 film? (7)
Philosopher working for group of soldiers The Times Quick Cryptic 26 Jul 2024
Group of soldiers also involved in strategy
Part company with philosopher - there's no comeback
Army unit led by a commissioned officer, usually with 20-50 troops (7)
Military group The Telegraph Quick 22 Jun 2024
Greek philosopher physically in contact with squad
Greek philosopher on army squad (7)
Army unit is also included in the plan (7)
Also in the scheme as a unit (7)
Members of Dad's Army, say, also included in scheme (7)
Aim to capture, also, the soldiers (7)
Army unit Family Time 20 May 2024
Military unit Commuter 08 May 2024
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
Military group
Army outfit
. 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
Troop group
Company division
Say, a philosopher has no man for company
1986 Oliver Stone movie
Sarge's charges
1986 Best Picture
Troop group
1986 Best Picture
1986 Best Picture
1986 Oliver Stone movie
1986 Best Picture
Army outfit
Stone work
Squad also enthralled by scheme
Also in scheme — group of soldiers
Oscar-winner of 1986
Best Picture of 1986
1986 Best Picture
Oliver Stone's Vietnam film
Army group
Troop group
"L.A. on top"
Oscar film: 1986
Oliver Stone's Oscar winner 1986
Police unit
Offensive or defensive
1986 Best Picture
A lieutenant's command.
Lieutenant's command.
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