According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PLATOON
platoon
(noun) a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
platoon
(noun) a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
platoon
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
platoon (plural platoons)
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
Verb
platoon (third-person singular simple present platoons, present participle platooning, simple past and past participle platooned)
(baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.
Source: Wiktionary
Pla*toon", n. Etym: [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See Pellet.] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square. (b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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