squadnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/skwɒd/us/skwɑːd/C2 a small group of people trained to work together as a unit:
An army bomb squad arrived and defused the bomb.
the seizure of a large amount of heroin by the drug squad
The company was under investigation by the fraud squad.
C2 a team in sports from which the players for a match are chosen:
Eight of their 24-man squad are injured.
In the army, a squad is a small group of soldiers, especially one brought together for drill (= marching, etc.) .
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- wing
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