squad

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noun

1
: a small organized group of military personnel
especially : a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field
2
: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation

squad

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verb

squadded; squadding

transitive verb

: to arrange in squads

Examples of squad in a Sentence

Noun the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours
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Noun
Sauerbrunn was also part of the squad which took home the Olympic gold medal at London 2012, and a key member of the bronze-winning team at Tokyo 2020. Jamie Barton, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 The report found that the squads of New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia and Nigeria all had players who had made fewer than ten appearances over the course of the year leading up to the tournament. Asif Burhan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The 28-year-old’s cameo in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Fulham provided an immediate reminder that with such a deadly finisher in the squad, Liverpool always have an escape route when things seem lost. Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024 The second movie ended with Tails, Knuckles and Sonic making this vow to become this sort of squad and to use their powers to work together to help people and fight for good. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squad 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French esquade, from Old Spanish & Old Italian; Old Spanish escuadra & Old Italian squadra, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *exquadrare to make square — more at square

First Known Use

Noun

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of squad was in 1649

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Cite this Entry

“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

squad

noun
ˈskwäd
1
: a small organized group of soldiers
especially : a small unit that can be easily directed in the field
2
: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation
a football squad
a rescue squad

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