English

Alternative forms

• escouade (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈskwɑːd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

squad ‎(plural squads)

1. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
2. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
   • 1912, in The New England magazine, volume 47:

     A squad of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.

3. (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
4. (slang) One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.

Derived terms

• flying squad

Related terms

• squadron

Translations

See also

• Appendix:English collective nouns

Etymology 2

Noun

squad

1. (Britain, dialect) Sloppy mud.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Tennyson to this entry?)

Anagrams

• quads