PLATOONS
Noun
platoons
plural of platoon
Verb
platoons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of platoon
Source: Wiktionary
PLATOON
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