[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.
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2. Hence, any small party.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Squad \Squad\, n.
Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.
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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]