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 |
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[ noun ] a cooperative unit
Synonyms 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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