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troop (tr

1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See Synonyms at band², flock¹.

a. A group of soldiers.

b. troops Military units; soldiers.

c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army.

3. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.

4. A great many; a lot.

intr.v. trooped, troop·ing, troops

1. To move or go as a throng.

2. To assemble or move in crowds.

3. To consort; associate.

[French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.]

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trooping [ˈtruːpɪŋ] n
trooping the colour (= ceremony) → le salut au drapeau

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They accord with the nature of such scenery, and add much to its romantic effect; bounding like goats from crag to crag, often trooping along the lofty shelves of the mountains, under the guidance of some venerable patriarch with horns twisted lower than his muzzle, and sometimes peering over the edge of a precipice, so high that they appear scarce bigger than crows; indeed, it seems a pleasure to them to seek the most rugged and frightful situations, doubtless from a feeling of security.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

The knots of labourers trooping in clumsily round the corners of cargo-sheds to eat their food in peace out of red cotton handkerchiefs had the air of picnicking by the side of a lonely mountain pool.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

It was with this extraordinary procession trooping at his and Maria's heels into a confectioner's in quest if the biggest candy- cane ever made, that he encountered Ruth and her mother.

Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context

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