noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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commander
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The platoon commanders went back to their soldiers and covered the facts and details that affected their men.
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The platoon commanders barked their orders to dismount and the vehicles came to an abrupt standstill amongst the enemy.
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The platoon commanders shout their commands and the recruits manoeuvre into the required formations.
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They are currently locked in animated detailed discussion with their platoon commander , an experienced infantry captain.
leader
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From Sfax the group sailed to Tripoli and Eighth Army assignments as platoon leaders .
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I think he was so intense because he was the only black platoon leader in our battalion.
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Being the platoon leader , he was serious about being a soldier first, a pilot second.
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While we were waiting, my platoon leader ordered my track to mount a little patrol.
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But now, you have four shake-and-bakes and a green platoon leader .
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Our platoon leader was a lieutenant who was very well liked and respected.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I caught a supply chopper out to my platoon , which was already in the field.
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In one episode, the platoon gathered in the Mainwarings' drawing room for a buffet.
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In the entrenched warfare of those times, the shadow of the future for each platoon was long.
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The General looks on as a cadet is singled out to deliver his orders to others from his platoon .
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To the left Charlie could see another platoon ahead of him.
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We had a whole platoon used to operate fog machines around airfields overseas.
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While carrying the M-1 in the platoon his rifle never fell to the ground.
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While we were waiting, my platoon leader ordered my track to mount a little patrol.