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4 definitions • 5 examples
1
a
small
group
of people
trained
to work together as a
unit
:
Examples:
An
army
bomb
squad
arrived
and defused the
bomb
.
the
seizure
of a
large
amount
of
heroin
by the
drug
squad
The
company
was under
investigation
by the
fraud
squad.
2
a
team
in
sports
from which the
players
for a
match
are
chosen
:
Examples:
Eight
of their 24-man squad are
injured
.
3
In the
army
, a squad is a
small
group
of
soldiers
,
especially
one
brought
together for
drill
(=
marching
, etc.) .
4
a
small
group
of people
trained
to work together as a
unit
:
Examples:
The
rescue
squad
managed
to free the
child
.
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