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Battalion vs Platoon - What's the difference?

battalion | platoon |

Platoon is a coordinate term of battalion.



In military terms the difference between battalion and platoon

is that battalion is an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment while platoon is a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

battalion

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
  • (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
  • Any large body of troops.
  • (by extension) A great number of things.
  • Synonyms

    * (great number of things) heap, horde, load, mass, pile, swathe

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form into battalions.
  • platoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
  • Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon .

    See also

    * platoon system