LEARNit Dictionary
squad
noun
/skwɒd/
UK
/skwɑːd/
US
C1+
1
C1+
a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime
تیم تخصصی, گروه ویژه, یگان
see also
flying squad
,
fraud squad
,
snatch squad
,
vice squad
2
C1+
a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match
تیم, تیم منتخب, تیم ورزشی
the
Olympic/national squad
They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier.
the under-21 squad
a 15-man squad
see also
taxi squad
3
C1+
a small group of soldiers working or being trained together
دسته, جوخه
an elite combat squad
A squad of soldiers had arrived to arrest him.
see also
firing squad
4
a group of people who have a particular task
گروه, تیم, دسته, جوخه
She was captain of the cheerleading squad.
He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence.
see also
death squad
,
hit squad