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Vinony

squad

noun

  1. in sport, group of people from which teams will be selected
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskwæd/ / /ˈskwɒd/ / /ˈskwɑd/

name

Etymology: Coined by Pentagon officials in reference to the Quad, a similar military alliance.

  1. An informal military alliance between the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, focused on Asian security matters.
  2. A grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines.

noun

Etymology: Uncertain. Compare squick (“disgust”), squalid (“dirty”) with similar initial sounds.

  1. Sloppy mud.

    “The lass ran all among the muck and squad.”

    “An' she did n't not solidly mean I wur / gawin' that waäy to the bad, Fur the gell was as howry a trollope as / iver traäpes'd i' the squad.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

  1. To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.

    “We squad on the fifth of the month.”

  2. To transport by ambulance.