Definitions for squad

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squad squad

Spelling: [skwod]

IPA: /skwɒd/

Squad is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in squad (adqsu).

Definitions for squad

noun

1. a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
2. a group of police officers, especially one organized to deal with a particular area of law enforcement:
3. any small group or party of persons engaged in a common enterprise.
4. a sports team or a group of players from which a team is selected.
5. Slang. a group of friends.

verb (used with object)

1. to form into squads.
2. to assign to a squad.

Origin of squad

1640-50; French esquade, alteration of esquadre Spanish escuadra square; so called from square shape of the formation

Examples for squad

Finally, a squad of reinforcements arrived and they were able to retreat.

Between the three and us rose out of a hollow the squad of couriers.

While I was delighted to close my case, another detective in my squad was not: K was his witness, in a prior incident.

You stole the money belonging to the squad; deny it if you dare, you bougre of a belly-god!

At one point they surprised a squad of Germans in charge of a searchlight.

Leonard has hung with cops, ridden in squad cars, sat in the courtrooms and precinct houses, seen busts up close.

A squad soon arrived to take him away, and I saw the sergeant punch him in the face even though he went quietly.

He was put into the squad of Jean Macquart, against whom he had at first an aversion.

A squad of men were sent at once to guard the vessel that had been left in charge of the mate.

The eyes of people like Thomas Patrick Cullen III, firefighter, squad 41, husband, father, 31 years old.