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DictionarysquadSmall group
noun

squad

SKWAHD/skwɑːd/

A small group of people who act or associate together.

The rescue squad carries equipment toward the job.

A diverse small team of rescue workers coordinate carrying equipment toward a task, organized unit and matching work jackets, no emergency injury.
Etymology
sLatinout
+quadLatinto make square

The central image is making a square: troops were arranged in square formations. A term for a small group of soldiers assigned a task then broadened to an organized group acting together.

In context

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the remainder of the squad follows him through an opening in the wall
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More examples

  • Several squads searched different areas.
  • She joined the school's debate squad.
  • The squad met before practice.

Forms

squad · squads

Similar words

team
People working or playing together.
unit
An organized group acting as a part of a larger body.