squad

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noun

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: 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
Even Jofra Archer has got the go ahead to hang out with the squad just in case there’s a chance to have a shot at Test cricket for the first time in four years later in the summer. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Severino, who made a return to the Yankee Stadium mound over the weekend, was touched up by his former New York Yankees squad. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 The Nice men’s squad is a regular in the top half of Ligue 1, finishing in the top 10 every campaign starting in 2015-16, though never higher than third. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025 Heading into the tournament, four straight defeats had cast gloom over the U.S. squad, but after three group stage wins this quarterfinal provided another jolt of optimism. Martin Rogers, New York Times, 30 June 2025 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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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