squad meaning

Noun: squad  skwód

1. A smallest army unit 
2. A cooperative unit (especially in sports)
   - team 
3. A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
   - police squad

Derived forms: squads

Type of: army unit, social unit, unit

Encyclopedia: Squad

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1. soon, a squad of hotel employees was setting up chairs in the extra room.
2. next morning at six i set out with a squad of about forty youths.
3. for six hours, a squad of cops ran their identification and warrant checks on them.
4. he was a magical shooter in our squad and his every shot did execution in battle.
5. then came the squad of drum majorettes, the best-looking girls we could find.