platoon, noun
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- EnglishShow more Transferred use of general English platoon a squad or set of people.
Used attributively of schools or a schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same school building, one set in the morning and one in the afternoon; occasionally, of a school or system in which classes use limited class-room space in turns on a rotational basis, being taught out of doors for the remainder of the school day.
1972 A.D. Lazarus in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VI. 71Education for Indians was transferred to central government control (Department of Indian Affairs) by Act 61 of 1965...There has been a considerable reduction in numbers of children in platoon schools (11000 in 1970 and there should be none in the foreseeable future).
1992 P. Maurice in Weekly Mail 16 Apr. 14The Etwatwa community on the East Rand plans to turn the government’s double shift ‘platoon’ system on its head with its new ‘two of everything’ school, officially launched this week.
of schools or a schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same school building, one set in the morning and one in the afternoon; occasionally, of a school or system in which classes use limited class-room space in turns on a rotational basis, being taught out of doors for the remainder of the school day.
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