SQUAD

[noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a small group of people trained to work together as a unitTwo firebomb attacks in the City yesterday are being investigated by Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad.The station was evacuated and the army bomb squad experts called.In sports a squad is a team from which the players for a match are chosen.Eight of Ranger's 24-man squad are injured.In the army a squad is a small group of soldiers, esp. one gathered together for drill (= marching, etc.).(UK dated or US) A squad car (also patrol car) is a car used by police officers.