Platoon
[n] a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
[n] a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
[n] a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"
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age group, army, army group, array, band, batch, battalion, battery, battle group, bevy, body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique, clump, cluster, cohort, column, combat command, combat team, company, complement, contingent, corps, coterie, covey,