26984 words

troop

9 definitions • 9 examples
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Examples:

troops are deployed Traditionally, United Nations troops have been deployed only in a peacekeeping role.
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Examples:

the King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery
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an organized group of young people who are Scouts:

Examples:

My brother joined the local Boy Scout troop.
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for, relating to, or involving troops:

Examples:

troop movements Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements.
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to walk somewhere in a large group, usually with one person behind another:

Examples:

troop after The little boys trooped after him across the playing fields.
troop off The Norwich fans gave their team a loud cheer as they trooped off the field.
troop into None of us knew what to expect as we trooped into her office.
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to travel somewhere as a group, especially when told to:

Examples:

troop down We all trooped down to London for the meeting.
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a group of soldiers or police, esp. one equipped with horses
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A troop is also an organized group of young people who are Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
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to walk or go somewhere as a group:

Examples:

Hundreds of thousands of visitors troop through the museum every year.

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