squad

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈskwɑd/ UK /ˈskwɒd/ See IPA manual

Freq #2503

Meanings

1

noun
A small group of people working or trained together for a common purpose.

A squad of soldiers searched the building.
2

noun
A sports team, or the group of players a team can choose from.

She was picked for the national football squad.
3

noun
A group of police officers trained to deal with one kind of crime.

The drug squad raided the warehouse.
4

noun
Your close group of friends.

She spent the weekend with her squad.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a sports team, or the group... team

3 noun · a group of police officers... police squad

Word family

Forms squads

Derived forms intersquadintrasquadsplit-squadsquaddersquaddiesquaddysquadmatesquadrol

Related forms quadsquadron

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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firing squad
a group assigned to shoot together during an execution or military ceremony

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

escouade French squadra Italian

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People & Society

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# squad

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈskwɑd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈskwɒd/
**Frequency rank:** 2503

## Meanings
1. A small group of people working or trained together for a common purpose.
2. A sports team, or the group of players a team can choose from.
3. A group of police officers trained to deal with one kind of crime.
4. Your close group of friends.

## Examples
- A squad of soldiers searched the building.
- She was picked for the national football squad.
- The drug squad raided the warehouse.
- She spent the weekend with her squad.

## Derived Forms
- intersquad
- intrasquad
- split-squad
- squadder
- squaddie
- squaddy
- squadmate
- squadrol

## Related Forms
- quad
- squadron

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: escouade
- Root: squadra

## Etymology
Etymology tree Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

## AI Etymology
Squad is from French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square. In present-day use, it can mean a small group of people working or trained together for a common purpose, or a sports team, or the group of players a team can choose from. Derived formations include intersquad, intrasquad, split-squad, squadder, squaddie.

## Topics
- People & Society

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