platoon
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- army unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- company member holonym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
Types & categories
- police squad hypernym
Parts & wholes
- section part meronym
Sense 3 noun
a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity
platoons of tourists poured out of the busses
Types & categories
- social group hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | company |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | army unit |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | section |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | police squad |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | social group |