Squad

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈskwÉ’d/
• Rhymes: -É’d
• US IPA: /ˈskwɑːd/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd

Alternative forms

• escouade archaic

Origin

From French escouade.

Full definition of squad

Noun

1. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
2. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
• 1912, in The New England magazine, volume 47:A squad of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.
3. (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
4. (UK, dialect) sloppy mud

Derived terms

• flying squad

Related terms

• squadron

Anagrams

• quads