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Definition of troop
1a : a group of soldiersb : a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry companyc troops plural : armed forces, soldiers
2 : a collection of people or things : crew 2
3 : a flock of mammals or birds
4 : the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
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Examples of troop in a Sentence
Where is his troop heading?
a plan to withdraw troops
a troop of enthusiastic children
Recent Examples of troop from the Web
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Key to an overall accord is what will happen to the 35,000-plus troops Turkey has kept in the island's Turkish Cypriot north since 1974.
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Raymond Bonner and Alma Guillermoprieto, who were both pilloried by the nascent rightwing noise machine for truthfully reporting a massacre at a place called El Mozote in El Salvador carried out by troops allegedly on our side.)
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There will be an assortment of parade entries, including five high school bands (RB, Poway, Del Norte, Mt. Carmel and Westview), scout troops, clowns, jugglers, horses, pageant queens and dignitaries.
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The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
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Fire trucks will lead the parade, followed by vintage vehicles, military groups, Scout troops, sports teams and local businesses, clubs and churches.
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Meanwhile, American troops were fighting a battle of their own as the U.S. entered World War II in Europe.
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The Terminal High Altitude Air Defense system, or THAAD, was agreed to by the previous administration as a means to defend both South Korea and the U.S. troops based there from North Korean missile attack.
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Bring your school, scout troop or camp to TBK for a 1 or 1.5 hour cooking class.
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Origin and Etymology of troop
Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village — more at thorp
troop
Definition of troop
Examples of troop in a Sentence
We all trooped back inside.
The kids trooped off to school.
First Known Use of troop
1565
TROOP Defined for English Language Learners
troop
playDefinition of troop for English Language Learners
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: a group of soldiers
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troops : soldiers in a group
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: a group of people or things
troop
Definition of troop for English Language Learners
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: to walk somewhere in a group
TROOP Defined for Kids
Definition of troop for Students
trooped
;trooping
: to move or gather in groups … the penguins trooped past him. — Richard and Florence Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins
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