troops

troop  (trp)

n.

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

2.

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.

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

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troops

• squadron - Borrowed from Italian squadrone, from Latin quadrare, "square"; the sense of "military group" comes from an earlier "square formation of troops."
• campaign - First meant an open tract of land, from Latin campus, "level ground," and the change to a military meaning came from troops "taking the field"—moving from fortress or town to open country—from which the political sense evolved, referring to the organized efforts of office-seekers to sway public opinion or influence their vote at an upcoming election.
• echelon - Comes from French echelle, "ladder," from Latin scala, and first meant a formation of troops.
• corporal - Its military meaning came from "the head of a body of troops," from French caporale.

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A collective term for uniformed military personnel (usually not applicable to naval personnel afloat). See also airborne troops; combat service support elements; combat support troops; service troops; tactical troops.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

troops - soldiers collectively                 military personnel, soldiery army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" cavalry, horse cavalry, horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack" garrison - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

Translations

troops → فرق كشافة vojsko tropper Truppen στρατεύματα tropas sotajoukot troupes trupe truppe 軍隊 군대 troepen tropper wojsko tropa войска trupper กองทหาร birlikler lính 部队