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(1):

(n.) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square.

(2):

(n.) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Platoon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/platoon.html. 1828.
 
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