squad has definitions from the field of military
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[ noun ] (military) a smallest army unit

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

Sonuvabitch , I can n't figure_out what in hell for they went and put niggers in my squad for .

I was the first to get my squad on_the_ball , and anybody thinkin it was easy is pretty damn dumb .

He used it very effectively when he wanted to get his squad on_the_ball .

One day , Ching had told him ( smiling , patting him on the back ) as they walked to the weekly conference of squad leaders , `` Keep it up , your squad is good , one of the best , keep it up , keep_up the good work '' .

One day , Ching had told him ( smiling , patting him on the back ) as they walked to the weekly conference of squad leaders , `` Keep it up , your squad is good , one of the best , keep it up , keep_up the good work '' .

Related terms

army_unit firing_squad

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[ noun ] a cooperative unit

Synonyms

team

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Hansen , who slugged the 1960 Oriole high of 22 homers and drove_in 86 runs on a .255 freshman average , completes the Birds ' spring squad at 49 players .

Ralph_Houk , successor to Casey_Stengel at the Yankee helm , plans to bring the entire New_York squad here from St._Petersburg , including Joe_Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Except for sophomore center Mike_Kelsey and fullback Mike_Rice , Meek expects the squad to be physically sound for Rice .

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