squad
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten membersA group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
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Examples
39 sentencesHave you called in the bomb squad?
My brother is a member of the rescue squad.
Tom used to be a member of the bomb squad.
Meaning
6 sensesA group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.
Gruppe
гру́ппаgrúppa, кома́ндаkománda, брига́даbrigáda
гру́паhrúpa, кома́ндаkománda, брига́даbryháda
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
Gruppe
отря́дotrjád, кома́ндаkománda, отделе́ниеotdelénije
загі́нzahín, кома́ндаkománda, відді́ленняviddílennja
A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
Kader
кома́ндаkománda
кома́ндаkománda
More meanings 3
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
(informal)A collective noun for a group of squid.
(slang)One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
(UK, dialectal)Sloppy mud.
- a smallest army unit
- a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
Origin
From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). DoubleFrom French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.
Uncertain. Compare squick (“disgust”), squalid (“dirty”) with similar initial sounds.
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Forms
plural: squadsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a cooperative unit (especially in sports):team
- a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime:police squad
Word family
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