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squadding
Variant of squad
squad
definition
squad (skwäd)
noun
- a small group of soldiers assembled for inspection, duty, etc.
- the smallest military tactical unit, often a subdivision of a platoon
- ☆
- any small group of people working together a police squad
- an athletic team a football squad
Etymology: Fr escouade < Sp escuadra or It squadra, a square, both < VL *exquadrare, to form into a square: see square,
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