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Definition of Squad
1. Noun. A smallest army unit.
2. Noun. A cooperative unit (especially in sports).
Specialized synonyms: A-team, Battery, Flying Squad, Major-league Club, Major-league Team, Minor-league Club, Minor-league Team, Baseball Team, Basketball Team, Five, Eleven, Football Team, Hockey Team, Junior Varsity, Jv, First Team, Varsity, Second String, Police Squad, Powerhouse, Offence, Offense, Defence, Defending Team, Defense, Hit Squad, Section, Little-league Team, Crew
Generic synonyms: Social Unit, Unit
Terms within: Bench
Member holonyms: Stringer
Derivative terms: Team
3. Noun. A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime.
Generic synonyms: Team
Specialized synonyms: Vice Squad, Platoon, Special Weapons And Tactics Squad, Special Weapons And Tactics Team, Swat Squad, Swat Team
Definition of Squad
1. n. A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2. n. Sloppy mud.
Definition of Squad
1. Noun. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members. ¹
2. Noun. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. ¹
3. Noun. (sports soccer) A team, usually of about ten members. ¹
4. Noun. (cricket) A group of potential players from whom a team and twelfth man are chosen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squad
1. to form into squads (small organized groups) [v SQUADDED, SQUADDING, SQUADS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squad
Literary usage of Squad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Vitality and Efficiency Under Prolonged Restricted Diet by Francis Gano Benedict (1919)
"As a matter of fact, squad A had, excluding Fre, 7 men taking the physical course
and 5 taking the secretarial course, while with squad B, 9 were taking the ..."
2. A Complete Handbook for the Hospital Corps of the U.S. Army and Navy and by Charles Field Mason (1909)
"2 first squad and No. i second squad secure the arm bandages, ... 2 second squad
secure those of the leg. If there be a fracture of the left arm and left ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"All this time a rebel squad of twenty- five men was within two hundred rods of
... Most of them wore blue overcoats, and fur nearly an hour one squad was ..."
4. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"The 2d squad surged ahead and swept through the same field the North Vietnamese
... Twenty feet from the tree line, the 2d squad was lashed by a blaze of ..."
5. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"If the distance is somewhat greater and the fire heavy, squad columns may be
used, as these can deploy with less exposure on the firing line than platoon ..."
6. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"If the distance is somewhat greater and the fire heavy, squad columns may be
used, as these can deploy with less exposure on the firing line than platoon ..."
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