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| squad [ skwod ] (plural squads) |
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1. group of police officers: a group of police officers, generally assigned to a particular task
  the bomb squad
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2. U.S. group of soldiers: one of three or four groups of soldiers that make up a platoon
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3. sports team: an athletic team
the volleyball squad
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4. team of people: a small group of people engaged in the same activity
a squad of volunteers
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| [Mid-17th century. Via French escouade and Italian squadra or Spanish escuadra< assumed Vulgar Latin exquadra (see square)] |
