What does SQUAD mean?

Definitions for SQUAD
skwɒdsquad

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. squadnoun

    a smallest army unit

  2. team, squadnoun

    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

  3. police squad, squadnoun

    a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

Wiktionary

  1. squadnoun

    A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

  2. squadnoun

    A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.

  3. squadnoun

    A team, usually of about ten members.

  4. squadnoun

    A group of potential players from whom a team and twelfth man are chosen.

Wikipedia

  1. Squad

    In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer. NATO and US doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while US Army doctrine further defines a squad as a "small military unit typically containing two or more fire teams." In US usage, a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Squadnoun

    a small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes

  2. Squadnoun

    hence, any small party

  3. Squadnoun

    sloppy mud

  4. Etymology: [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See Square.]

Wikidata

  1. Squad

    In military terminology, a squad is a small military unit led by a non-commissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry platoon. In countries following the British Army tradition this organization is referred to as a section. In most armies a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Squad

    skwod, n. a small body of men assembled for drill, any small group or company of men.—n. Squad′ron, a body of cavalry, consisting of two troops, or 120 to 200 men: a body of soldiers drawn up in a square: any regularly ranked body, or a group: section of a fleet, commanded by a flag-officer.—p.adj. Squad′roned, formed into squadrons.—Awkward squad, a body of recruits not yet competent in drill, &c. [O. Fr. esquadre—It. squadra, and L. exquadrāre, to make square.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. squad

    A diminutive of squadron. Also, a small party of soldiers assembled for drill or inspection.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. squad

    A small portion of a company, troop, or battery, placed in the especial charge of an officer or non-commissioned officer for purposes of inspection and supervision. In the infantry it corresponds with a section. It also signifies a small number of men drilled together. The term awkward squad is applied to those soldiers who, on account of clumsiness or want of attention, are sent back to the lowest squad to be re-drilled.

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    Rank popularity for the word 'SQUAD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3719

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SQUAD' in Nouns Frequency: #1430

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SQUAD in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SQUAD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of SQUAD in a Sentence

  1. Manitowoc Sheriff Robert Hermann:

    Somebody from out of state, two weeks ago, was out at the Avery property and they invited him in and they couldn't get rid of them, we had to send a squad (car) up there and remove the person.

  2. Eldridge Cleaver:

    Americans think of themselves collectively as a huge rescue squad on twenty-four-hour call to any spot on the globe where dispute and conflict may erupt.

  3. Luis Suarez .:

    I have to be one of the calm ones, because there are a lot of youngsters here now in the squad, some for the first time. I must lead by example.

  4. Harris Faulkner:

    They are the epitome of Squad goals. Thanks guys.To the organizers of the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association, I want to thank you for recognizing my work and the way that I do the work. Because, the work itself is something that we're all doing. But the specificity that each one of us brings from our upbringing, failures, victories and values is the potent mix that makes us compelling and memorable voices in media, thank you for adding me to MMCA’s list of those getting it done.

  5. Scott Walker:

    This is a guy who has the audacity to be talking about schooling anyone when it comes to foreign policy and not just about Israel and nuclear weapons, the thing about that statement, a guy in the last year called ISIS, the jayvee squad, his administration continues to call Yemen a success story, Secretary of Bill Clinton gave Russia a reset button.

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