[squad] n [MF esquade, fr. OSp & OIt; OSp escuadra & OIt squadra, ultim. fr. (assumed) VL exquadrare to make square--more at square] (1649) 1: a small organized group of military personnel; esp: a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field
2: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation
[2]squad vt squad.ded ; squad.ding (ca. 1802): to arrange in squads