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Platoon vs Brigade - What's the difference?

platoon | brigade |

As nouns the difference between platoon and brigade

is that platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company while brigade is .

As a verb platoon

is (baseball) to alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher.

platoon

English

(wikipedia 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

    brigade

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group of people organized for a common purpose.
    • a work brigade'''; a fire '''brigade
  • (military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
  • (derogatory) A group of people who share views or beliefs.
    • More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade !

    Usage notes

    * In many countries, a military brigade was traditionally formed from two or more regiments. According to the country and time period, brigade may also designate a much smaller groups of soldiers. A modern US brigade usually consists of three battalions and forms part of a division.

    Related terms

    * brigade system * brigadier * brigadier general

    Verb

    (brigad)
  • To form troops into a brigade

    • Anagrams

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