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Webster 1913 Edition


Squad

Squad

(skwŏd)
,
Noun.
[F.
escouade
, fr. Sp.
escuadra
, or It.
squadra
, (assumed) LL.
exquadrare
to square; L.
ex + quadra
a square. See
Square
.]
1.
(Mil.)
A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2.
Hence, any small party.

Squad

,
Noun.
Sloppy mud.
[Prov. Eng.]
Tennyson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Squad

SQUAD

,
Noun.
A company of armed men; a party learning military exercise; any small party.

Definition 2024


squad

squad

English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskwɒd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈskwɑːd/
    • Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

squad (plural squads)

  1. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
  2. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
    • 1912, in The New England magazine, volume 47:
      A squad of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.
  3. (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
  4. (slang) One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
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  • Appendix:English collective nouns

Etymology 2

Noun

squad

  1. (Britain, dialect) Sloppy mud.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Tennyson to this entry?)

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