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   Squad

   /skwäd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small group of people having a particular task: "an assassination squad" Similar groupgangbandbodycrewteammobcrowdoutfitforce
   • ▪ a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to some special task, especially an infantry unit forming part of a platoon: "the demolition squad from No. 6 Troop were blowing up the guns" Similar detachmentdetailplatoonbatterytrooppatrolsquadroncadrecommandounitformation
   • ▪ 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 type of crime: "the vice squad"
   • ▪ a person's circle of close friends: "the 39-year-old actress and her squad snapped some pics together after the show"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: shortening of French escouade, variant of escadre, from Italian squadra ‘square’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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