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Platoon
Webster's Dictionary
(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.