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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Squad \Squad\ (skw[o^]d), noun [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See {Square}.]
1. (Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2. Hence, any small party.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Squad \Squad\, noun Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
squad
noun
1: a smallest army unit
2: a cooperative unit [syn: {team}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
88 Moby Thesaurus words for "squad": KP, age group, army, army group, band, battalion, battery, battle group, bevy, body, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique, cohort, column, combat command, combat team, company, complement, contingent, corps, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, detachment, detail, division, eight, eleven, faction, field army, field train, file, first string, first team, five, fleet, flying column, force, gang, garrison, group, grouping, groupment, in-group, junta, kitchen police, legion, maniple, mob, movement, nine, organization, out-group, outfit, pack, party, peer group, phalanx, platoon, posse, rank, regiment, reserves, rowing crew, salon, second string, second team, section, set, squadron, stable, string, tactical unit, task force, team, third string, train, tribe, troop, troupe, unit, varsity, wing
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