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Squad   /skwɑd/   Listen
noun
Squad  n.  
1.
(Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2.
Hence, any small party.


Squad  n.  Sloppy mud. (Prov. Eng.)





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"Squad" Quotes from Famous Books



... Caesar became all action. A squad of legionaries haled Pothinus away to an execution not long delayed. Other legionaries disarmed and replaced the detachment of the royal guard that controlled the palace gates and walls. And barely had these steps been taken, ...
— A Friend of Caesar - A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. • William Stearns Davis
... clapped Perez on the back. "Dew ye rekullec that time tew Stillwater, when ye pulled them tew Britishers orfer me? Fer common doin's I don' callate ez two fellers is more'n my fair share in a scrimmage, but ye see my arm wuz busted, an if ye hadn't come along jess wen ye did, I callate the buryin squad would a cussed some on caount of my ...
— The Duke of Stockbridge • Edward Bellamy
... lifted in a shrug of resignation—there was nothing to do except wave aside the blindfold and face the firing squad like an officer and a gentleman. But it was a pity that the crash had come so soon; fortune might have given him at least a short interval of grace. Haviland was probably in a cold rage at the discovery of the fraud, and Gray could only hope that he wouldn't get noisy over it, for scenes ...
— Flowing Gold • Rex Beach
... said Matty, "because I am putting all these things down in my record. When we come together Elmer will tell us what he meant, and read our answers out loud. Then well see how that second squad come out. But let's be on the move again, fellows. Plenty to do before we overhaul our pathfinder, and find out if he secured the wampum belt. Come ...
— Pathfinder - or, The Missing Tenderfoot • Alan Douglas
... to open that," observed Owen, quickly; "because we know it only holds the three poor pearls found in the catch brought in by the last squad. ...
— In Camp on the Big Sunflower • Lawrence J. Leslie


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