squad

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noun

1
: 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
The star receiver was only four games deep and had contributed 265 yards and a touchdown on 21 receptions for his squad. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 How a squad had burst into that house, taken away the adults, and left the children behind, all witnesses to the kidnapping. Mariana Enriquez october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 The Jets could be in the first-round quarterback discussion come winter, but Aaron Glenn’s squad still needs plenty elsewhere, including more long-term help at DT. Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Brigitte Macron, Stella McCartney, David Beckham, Diego Della Valle, Remo Ruffini, a squad of top LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton executives and the extended Arnault family piled into Le Pavillon Ledoyen for the ceremony on Wednesday night during Paris Fashion Week. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 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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“Squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squad. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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