- a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
- a small unit of a police force.
- a company or group of persons: a platoon of visitors.
- a group of players specially trained in one aspect of the game, as offense or defense, and used as a unit: a halfback on the offensive platoon.
- Sports.
- to use (a player) at a position in a game alternately with another player or players.
- to alternate (two different teams or units), as separate offensive and defensive squads.
- Sports.
- to alternate at a position with another player or players.
- to use players alternately at the same position.
- to alternate different teams.
- a subunit of a company usually comprising three sections of ten to twelve men: commanded by a lieutenant
- a group or unit of people, esp one sharing a common activity, characteristic, etc
