battery vs platoon

battery

noun
  • A coordinated group of artillery weapons. 

  • The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired. 

  • Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal 

  • A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself. 

  • The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence. 

  • A marching percussion ensemble; a drumline. 

  • An array of similar things. 

  • The catcher and the pitcher together 

  • A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs. 

platoon

noun
  • A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company. 

  • A group of children in the platoon grouping education system. 

  • A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other. 

verb
  • To specialize in a particular position or playing style. 

  • Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others. 

  • To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher 

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