{To troop the} {colors or colours} (Mil.), in the British
army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in
carrying the colors, accompained by the band and escort,
slowly before the troops drawn up in single file and
usually in a hollow square, as in London on the
sovereign's birthday. Trooper \Troop"er\, n.
A mounted policeman. [Australia]
Note: The {black troopers} of Queensland are a regiment of
aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing wild
aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.
2. To march on; to go forward in haste.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
That which should accompany old age -- As honor,
love, obedience, troops of friends -- I must not
look to have. --Shak.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in
the plural.
Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. --Shak.
His troops moved to victory with the precision of
machines. --Macaulay.
3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse,
or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men,
commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry,
corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also,
a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. --W. Coxe.
5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.