a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections
排。
a group of people acting together
一队,一组
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platoons of sharp lawyers .精明的律师群体。
[as modifier](in South Africa)denoting a school or schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same buildings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon
(南非)(师生分为上、下午两部共用校舍轮流上课的)两部制学校。
[as modifier]
【棒 球】 同位替补的
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a platoon player .同位替补队员。
apply the platoon system to (a school)
(南非)(学校)实行两部制。
"mid 17th cent.: from French