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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a smallest army unit;

2. a cooperative unit (especially in sports);
[syn: team, squad]

3. a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime;
[syn: police squad, squad]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Squad \Squad\ (skw[o^]d), n. [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or
   It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex +
   quadra a square. See Square.]
   1. (Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill,
      inspection, or other purposes.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence, any small party.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Squad \Squad\, n.
   Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

squad
    n 1: a smallest army unit
    2: a cooperative unit (especially in sports) [syn: team,
       squad]
    3: a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular
       kind of crime [syn: police squad, squad]