1
: a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sections
2
: a group of persons sharing a common characteristic or activity
a platoon of waiters
especially
: a group of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body
platooned; platooning; platoons
: to play (one player) alternately with another player in the same position (as on a baseball team)
1
: to alternate with another player at the same position
2
: to use alternate players at the same position
Examples of platoon in a Sentence
Noun
will need a platoon of assistants to mount the display at the spring flower show
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s a drop off in quality after Tucker and Bellinger, but players such as Kepler, Marte and Tauchman would be upgrades over the Giants’ current group and could form half of a platoon.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Even if New York still wants to platoon at first base, the future Hall of Fame candidate could cost more than New York is willing to offer a role player.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Risking his life again, the director embeds with a Ukrainian platoon attempting to retake the minuscule town of Andriivka that had been seized by Russian invaders.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
There’s a drop off in quality after Tucker and Bellinger, but players such as Kepler, Marte and Tauchman would be upgrades over the Giants’ current group and could form half of a platoon.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Brandon Marsh will platoon with a right-handed bat.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Even if New York still wants to platoon at first base, the future Hall of Fame candidate could cost more than New York is willing to offer a role player.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Platoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platoon. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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