ETYM Latin ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, from ducere, ductum, to lead. Related to Duke, Douche.
1. A bodily passage or tube conveying a secretion or other substance; SYN. canal, channel.
2. A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls.
3. An enclosed conduit for a fluid.

ETYM French peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. Related to Pellet.
1. A group of persons who are engaged in a common activity.
2. A military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant.
3. A team of policemen working under the military platoon system.
In the army, the smallest infantry subunit. It contains 30–40 soldiers and is commanded by a lieutenant or second lieutenant. There are three or four platoons in a company. + prikaži više

A smallest army unit.