SQUAD


Meaning of SQUAD in English

■ noun [treated as sing. or plural ]

1》 a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to a particular task.

2》 a group of sports players from which a team is chosen.

3》 a division of a police force dealing with a particular type of crime.

Origin

C17: shortening of Fr. escouade , var. of escadre , from Ital. ~ra 'square'.

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