Assertion: platoon | /r/HasProperty | commanded by forming
Facets:
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between platoon and company is that platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company while company is a group of individuals with a common purpose.
text: As nouns the difference between squadron and platoon is that squadron is (obsolete) primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square while platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
text: In context|military|lang=en terms the difference between platoon and section is that platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company while section is (military) a group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
text: As nouns the difference between platoon and section is that platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company while section is a cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
text: As nouns the difference between squad and platoon is that squad is a group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members while platoon is (military) a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.