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squad

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squad  (skwd)
n.
1. A small group of people organized in a common endeavor or activity.
2. The smallest tactical unit of military personnel.
3. A small unit of police officers.
4. Sports An athletic team.

[Obsolete French esquade, from Old French escadre, from Old Spanish escuadra and Old Italian squadra, both from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, square; see square.]

squad [skwɒd]
n
1. (Military) the smallest military formation, typically comprising a dozen soldiers, used esp as a drill formation
2. any small group of people engaged in a common pursuit
3. (Team Sports, other than specified) Sport a number of players from which a team is to be selected
[from Old French esquade, from Old Spanish escuadra, from escuadrar to square, from the square formations used]

Squad Examples: squad of animals, 1857; of authors, 1809; of beaters—Brewer; of butchers, 1797; of labourers, 1825; of people, 1818; of liveried servants, 1896; of small ships, 1676; of soldiers; of witches, 1830.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squadsquad - a smallest army unit                
army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
firing party, firing squad - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
2.squadsquad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
A-team - a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
battery - a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
flying squad - a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
major-league club, major-league team - a team that plays in a major league
minor-league club, minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor league
baseball team - a team that plays baseball
basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball
football team, eleven - a team that plays football
hockey team - a team that plays ice hockey
junior varsity, JV - a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
first team, varsity - a team representing a college or university
second string - a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
police squad, squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
powerhouse - a team considered to be the best of its class
offence, offense - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
defending team, defence, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
hit squad - a team of assassins
bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
section - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
little-league team - a team that plays in a little league
crew - the team of men manning a racing shell
stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"
3.squadsquad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
vice squad - a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
platoon - a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team, SWAT squad, SWAT team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations

squad
noun team, group, band, company, force, troop, crew, gang, dream team The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
Translations
squad [skwɒd]
A. N
1. (Mil) → pelotón m
2. [of police] → brigada f
flying squadbrigada f móvil
3. [of workmen etc] → cuadrilla f
4. (Sport) [of players] → equipo m
B. CPD squad car N (Police) → coche-patrulla m

squad [ˈskwɒd] n
(MILITARY)escouade f
(POLICE)brigade f
(SPORT)sélection f
squad car n (British)voiture f de patrouille

squad
n (Mil) → Korporalschaft f; (= special unit of police etc)Kommando nt; (= police department)Dezernat nt; (of workmen)Trupp m; (Sport, fig) → Mannschaft f

squad [skwɒd] n (Mil) → drappello, plotone m; (of police, workmen) → squadra
flying squad (Police) → (squadra) volante f, (squadra) mobile f
the England World Cup squad was named today (Ftbl) → oggi è stata annunciata la formazione inglese convocata per i mondiali
squad [skwɒd] n (Mil) → drappello, plotone m; (of police, workmen) → squadra
flying squad (Police) → (squadra) volante f, (squadra) mobile f
the England World Cup squad was named today (Ftbl) → oggi è stata annunciata la formazione inglese convocata per i mondiali

squad
n squad [skwod]
1 a small group of soldiers drilled or working together The men were divided into squads to perform different duties. afdeling فِرْقَه взвод družstvo patrulje die Gruppe απόσπασμα στρατιωτών jagu, salk جوخه ryhmä escouade חוּלִיָה दस्ता, टुकड़ी vod, desetina szakasz regu deild, sveit squadra 分隊 분대 būrys vienība; vads skuad sectie lag, patrulje oddział grupo brigadă отделение; команда;отряд rota, čata, oddiel; družstvo vod odred grupp, trupp กลุ่มทหาร tim, ekip група; команда فوجیوں کا جتھا یا ٹولا tổ
2 a group of people, especially a working-party a squad of workmen. seksie, span جَماعَه، مَجْموعَه бригада skupina hold; sjak der Trupp ομάδα εργατών rühm دسته ryhmä groupe צוות छोटा दल skupina, momčad csapat; keret kelompok vinnuhópur squadra brigada brigāde skuad ploeg arbeidslag brygada grupo grup группа; бригада skupina skupina družina grupp กลุ่มคน ekip 小組 бригада ہمکار لوگوں کا جتھا đội , nhóm
n squad car
a police car. polisiemotor سَيّارَة شُرطه полицейска кола policejní auto patruljevogn der Einsatzwagen περιπολικό αστυνομίας politseiauto ماشين گشت پليس voiture de police ניידת पुलिस कार policijska (patrolna) kola rendőrautó mobil polisi (automobile della polizia) パトロールカー 경찰 순찰차 policijos automobilis policijas mašīna kereta polis politieauto, patrouilleauto politibil wóz policyjny, radiowóz полицейская автомашина policajné vozidlo policijski kontrolni avto patrolna kola polisbil รถสายตรวจ ekip arabası 警察巡邏車 поліцейський автомобіль پولیس کی ریڈیو سے لیس گاڑی xe cảnh sát


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It was a squad of the king's police, which was making the rounds, by order of Messire Robert d'Estouteville, guard of the provostship of Paris.
Phileas Fogg and the squad had gone southward; in the south all was still vacancy.
The next morning, when in the presence of the whole brigade Private Greene was shot to death by a squad of his comrades, Lieutenant Dudley turned his back upon the sorry performance and muttered a prayer for mercy, in which himself was included.
 
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