a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object |
a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole |
| a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) |
| a segment of a citrus fruit |
| a small army unit usually having a special function |
| a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class |
| a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon |
| a specialized division of a large organization |
| a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately |
| (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
| a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people |
| a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope |
| a land unit equal to 1 square mile |