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Squad   /skwɑd/   Listen
noun
Squad  n.  
1.
(Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2.
Hence, any small party.


Squad  n.  Sloppy mud. (Prov. Eng.)





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"Squad" Quotes from Famous Books



... was soon about his duties of carrying food to others imprisoned in the castle. Upon the order of General Steinberg he went to the vacant cell with the firing squad that was to put an end to the lives of the four companions whom he had aided ...
— The boy Allies at Liege • Clair W. Hayes
... day will call the squad together after breakfast and explain the day's plans. Encourage the boys to do this work cheerfully. Lead, do not drive the boys when working. Not more than three hours should be ...
— Camping For Boys • H.W. Gibson
... Bobby solemnly. "I never mean to do a thing, Betty. Trouble is, I think afterward. I did want to go to Edentown to-day, too, but Libbie and Frances have promised to get the wool for my sweater. Want to come down to the gym? I'm going to drill my squad ...
— Betty Gordon at Boarding School - The Treasure of Indian Chasm • Alice Emerson
... they take very long steps on their little green platforms, and from the ranks bursts the song of Tommy's soldiers marching to battle. The song jolts a little as the green platforms stick on the thick carpet. Tommy wheels his guns round the edge of a box of blocks, and places a squad of cavalry on the commanding eminence ...
— Men, Women and Ghosts • Amy Lowell
... quietly, the usual rest-time routine of kit inspection, squad drill, route marching, and so on, being indulged in, a draft coming up from the base on January 7, while on January 11 the first leave for officers commenced. Then came a move, and on January 19 the ...
— The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) - A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 • Fred W. Ward


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