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(2.00 / 1 vote)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(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Squad(noun)

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

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

2. Squad(noun)

   hence, any small party

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

3. Squad(noun)

   sloppy mud

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. squad

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

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. Edgardo Bauza:

   We have decided with my coaching staff to end this cycle and leave this club. It’s the best thing for the club and the squad, we will stay in charge for the last two matches of the local( league) tournament and carry on until the end of the year if we need to qualify for( next year’s) Libertadores.

2. Paul Dergarabedian:

   We're starting to chip away at the summer deficit, maybe with' Suicide Squad' opening, we'll see the end to all this volatility.

3. Ilhan Omar:

   As soon as the election wasover ... we have seen the pundits and some of the leaders within the Democratic Party, oreven some of our colleagues,who are freshmen, talk about us getting back to basics -- saying you know,the squad -- Alex[andria Ocasio-Cortez], Ilhan, Rashida [Tlaib], all of you have to stop talking about everything you talk about, because we need to get back to basics.

4. Hugh Hewitt:

   I do worry about a conservative circular firing squad. All that does is play into the hands of the left, and give them the election victory by default that they're looking for.

5. Miroslav Blazevic:

   I took advantage of the intense patriotism in the squad, we were very much an unknown country so it was our chance to put the team and the whole country in the spotlight. It was easy to motivate the players.

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