Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squad"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Squad \Squad\, n. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Squad \Squad\, n.
Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

squad
n 1: a smallest army unit
2: a cooperative unit [syn: {team}]


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