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squad / skwäd/ • n. [treated as sing. or pl.] a small group of people having a particular task: an assassination squad. ∎ a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to some special task, esp. an infantry unit forming part of a platoon. ∎ a group of sports players or competitors from which a team is chosen: eleven first-string players on the Nebraska squad. ∎ a division of a police force dealing with a particular crime or type of crime: the narcotics crime squad. |
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"squad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-squad.html "squad." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-squad.html |
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Squada small number of individuals engaged in a common task or occupation; a small number of men in a military setting. Examples : squad of animals, 1857; of authors, 1809; of beaters—Brewer ; of butchers, 1797; of labourers, 1825; of people, 1818; of liveried servants, 1896; of small ships, 1676; of soldiers; of witches, 1830. |
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"Squad." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Squad." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301462.html "Squad." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301462.html |
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squad XVII. Aphetic (after next) — F. escouade, †esquade (XVI), var. of escadre — Sp. escuadra, It. squadra, corr. to F. équerre SQUARE
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T. F. HOAD. "squad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "squad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-squad.html T. F. HOAD. "squad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-squad.html |
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squad n. a small number of soldiers assembled for drill or assigned to some special task, especially an infantry unit forming part of a platoon.
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"squad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-squad.html "squad." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-squad.html |
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•bod, clod, cod, god, hod, mod, nod, od, odd, plod, pod, prod, quad, quod, rod, scrod, shod, sod, squad, tod, Todd, trod, wad
•demigod • amphipod • unipod
•tripod • isopod • myriapod • decapod
•cephalopod • monopod • macropod
•gastropod • arthropod • sauropod
•ramrod • Nimrod • hotrod • pushrod
•goldenrod • Novgorod • slipshod
•roughshod • eisteddfod • tightwad
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"squad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-squad.html "squad." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-squad.html |
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