squadded

Variant of squad

noun

    1. a small group of soldiers assembled for inspection, duty, etc.
    2. the smallest military tactical unit, often a subdivision of a platoon
    1. any small group of people working together: a police squad
    2. an athletic team: a football squad

Origin: Fr escouade < Sp escuadra or It squadra, a square, both < VL *exquadrare, to form into a square: see square,

transitive verb squadded, squadding

  1. to form into squads
  2. to assign to a squad
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