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squad

Syllabification: (squad)

Pronunciation: /skwäd/

Definition of squad

[treated as singular or plural]

a small group of people having a particular task:an assassination squad
a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to some special task, especially an infantry unit forming part of a platoon.
a group of sports players or competitors from which a team is chosen:eleven first-string players on the Nebraska squad
a division of a police force dealing with a particular crime or type of crime:the narcotics crime squad

Origin:

mid 17th century: shortening of French escouade, variant of escadre, from Italian squadra 'square'

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