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squad
[ skwod ]
noun
- a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
- a group of police officers, especially one organized to deal with a particular area of law enforcement:
drug squad; fraud squad.
- any small group or party of persons engaged in a common enterprise.
- a sports team or a group of players from which a team is selected.
- Slang. a group of friends.
verb (used with object)
- to form into squads.
- to assign to a squad.
squad
/ ɒ /
noun
- the smallest military formation, typically comprising a dozen soldiers, used esp as a drill formation
- any small group of people engaged in a common pursuit
- sport a number of players from which a team is to be selected
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squad1
Example Sentences
"They are the oldest squad in the Champions League so there is a lot of experience there and they showed that tonight with the way they were clever enough to keep opening Barca up."
After he was asked to rest from Essex's Championship match against Somerset a couple of weeks ago, it would be surprising if he is not in the squad for the Test against Zimbabwe next month.
They have built a squad capable of challenging on all domestic fronts and they remain on course to win the Treble this season, with two trophies already in the bag.
President Donald Trump has plenty of advisers willing to face the Sunday press show firing squads over his disastrous economic performance.
The perception has not been helped by comments made to the press by some members of the squad, leading to managing director Rob Key saying in March they need to "stop talking rubbish".
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