squad
A squad is a group, gang, or team, often made up of soldiers or police officers, but any gang will do. Some people call their group of friends a squad, probably so they seem organized and tough.
An army squad might focus on demolition or sharpshooting, while a police squad specializes in one particular type of crime — like a vice squad, battling drugs and illegal gambling, or a riot squad, controlling large groups of protesters. Any team of people is a squad, like a cheerleading squad or a squad of teenage graffiti artists. Squad comes from the Vulgar Latin exquadra, “square,” or the shape infantry troops historically assembled in to fight.
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the smallest army unit
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firing party, firing squad
a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
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army unit
a military unit that is part of an army
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firing party, firing squad
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a small squad of police officers trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
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vice squad
a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
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platoon
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
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SWAT squad, SWAT team, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team
a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
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team
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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vice squad
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a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
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A-team
a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
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battery
a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
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flying squad
a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
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major-league club, major-league team
a team that plays in a major league
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minor-league club, minor-league team
a team that plays in a minor league
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baseball team
a team that plays baseball
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basketball team, five
a team that plays basketball
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eleven, football team
a team that plays football
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hockey team
a team that plays ice hockey
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JV, junior varsity
a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
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first team, varsity
a team representing a college or university
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second string
a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
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police squad
a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
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powerhouse
a team considered to be the best of its class
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offence, offense
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
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defence, defending team, defense
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
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hit squad
a team of assassins
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section
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
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little-league team
a team that plays in a little league
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crew
the team of men manning a racing shell
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farm club, farm team
a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
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ball club, baseball club, club, nine
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
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death squad
a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government’s tacit approval)
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Sparrow Unit
a hit squad of the New People’s Army in the Philippines
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vice squad
a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
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platoon
a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
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SWAT squad, SWAT team, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team
a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
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social unit, unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group