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Platoon — Oliver Stone, présentation du film au festival de Cannes 2006, en présence de Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger Données clés Ti … Wikipédia en Français
Platoon — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Platoon Título Platoon Pelotón (en América Latina) Ficha técnica Dirección Oliver Stone Producción Arnold Kopelson … Wikipedia Español
platoon — [plə to͞on′] n. [Fr peloton, a ball, group, platoon < OFr pelote, a ball: see PELLET] 1. a military unit composed of two or more squads or sections, normally under the command of a lieutenant: it is a subdivision of a company, troop, etc. 2. a … English World dictionary
Platoon — Разработчик Ocean Software Издатель Ocean Software SunSoft для NES Дата выпуска 1987 Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1 … Википедия
Platoon — Pla*toon , n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See {Pellet}.] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platoon — (n.) 1630s, from Fr. peloton platoon, group of people (15c.), from M.Fr. peloton, lit. little ball, hence, agglomeration, dim. of O.Fr. pelote ball (see PELLET (Cf. pellet)). The verb, in baseball, to alternate (a player) with another in the same … Etymology dictionary
platoon — ► NOUN ▪ a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections. ORIGIN French peloton platoon , literally small ball … English terms dictionary
Platoon — es una película de guerra, ambientanda en Vietnam. Fue dirigida por Oliver Stone y estelarizada por Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen y Forest Whitaker. Oliver Stone participó en la guerra de Vietnam, y luego de su regreso comenzó a… … Enciclopedia Universal
Platoon — Film de guerre d Oliver Stone, avec Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1986 Technique: couleurs Durée: 2 h Prix: Oscar du meilleur film (1986) Résumé Chris, engagé volontaire au Viêt Nam … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
platoon — [n] group of military people army, array, batch, battery, bunch, clump, cluster, company, detachment, lot, outfit, parcel, patrol, set, squad, squadron, team, troop, unit; concepts 322,417 … New thesaurus
Platoon — A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organised into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. A platoon is typically the… … Wikipedia
