squadding

noun

1. 1. a small group of soldiers assembled for inspection, duty, etc.
   2. the smallest military tactical unit, often a subdivision of a platoon
2. ☆
   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