Troop, Troupe
Troop, Troupe
a collection of people; a company; a number of things; soldiers collectively ; a company of actors. See also band, party.
Examples : troop of baboons; of bees, 1812; of children, 1833; of dogfish; of doves, 1847; of friends, 1605; of gladiators, 1863; of gypsies, 1711; of kangaroos—Brewer ; of lions; of lovers, 1881; of monkeys—Brewer ; of sheep, 1587; of soldiers, 1794; of stars, 1601; of tenements; of wolves, 1719; troupe of acrobats; of actors, 1779; of dancers—Brewer ; of minstrels, 1584; of players.
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Troop , troop / troōp/ • n. 1. a group of soldiers, esp. a cavalry unit commanded by a captain, or an airborne unit. ∎ (troops) soldiers or armed forces: UN… detachment , de·tach·ment / diˈtachmənt/ • n. 1. the state of being objective or aloof: he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. 2. Mil. a group of t… picket , pick·et / ˈpikit/ • n. 1. a person or group of people standing outside a place of work or other venue, protesting about something or trying to persua… Dunkirk , Dunkirk
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Dunkirk was the northern French port from which British and Allied troops were evacuated during the fighting that led to the fal… deploy , de·ploy / diˈploi/ • v. [tr.] move (troops) into position for military action: forces were deployed at strategic locations. ∎ [intr.] (of troops) mov… Soldier ★★ 1998 (R) , sol·dier / ˈsōljər/ • n. 1. a person who serves in an army. ∎ (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army. 2. Entomol. a wingless c…
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