SQUAD


Meaning of SQUAD in English

/ skwɒd; NAmE skwɑːd/ noun [ C +sing./pl. v . ]

1.

a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime :

the drugs / fraud, etc. squad

—see also flying squad

2.

( in sport ) a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match :

the Olympic / national squad

They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier.

3.

a small group of soldiers working or being trained together

—see also firing squad

4.

a group of people who have a particular task

—see also death squad , hit squad

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: shortening of French escouade , variant of escadre , from Italian squadra square.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.