Definitions for squad
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. squad(noun)

   a smallest army unit

2. team, squad(noun)

   a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

3. police squad, squad(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. squad(Noun)

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

2. squad(Noun)

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

3. squad(Noun)

   A team, usually of about ten members.

4. squad(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Squad(noun)

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

2. Squad(noun)

   hence, any small party

3. Squad(noun)

   sloppy mud

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

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

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

2. Nouns Frequency

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

Anagrams for squad »

1. quads

How to pronounce squad ?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Kelly Clarkson:

   I have to shout out my whole glam squad.

2. Erik Prince:

   This is a circular firing-squad argument.

3. Jennifer Herber:

   Our bomb squad responded and cleared both sites.

4. The Germans:

   We have a lot of alternatives, that is the structure of our squad.

5. Raul Munguia:

   The bomb squad is on scene and they are trying to determine the nature of the threat.

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