Phrase Hound found 41 phrases and 16 compound words that contain squad. The most common are listed below. Open squad in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 41
- firing squadA group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.
- suicide squadA unit assigned to a particularly risky task.
- death squadAn armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killings.
- vice squadA police section specialized in vice crimes.
- bomb squadA division of a police force or the military responsible for safely defusing or detonating hazardous explosive devices.
- squad carA police car.
- goon squadA group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.
- circular firing squadA political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.
- flying squadA rapid-response unit of a police force.
- fraud squadA police section specializing in fraud.
- God squadChristians who proselytize.
- hit squadA squad of assassins.
- police squadA small squad of law enforcement officers who are trained to deal with a particular kind of crime.
- practice squadA group of players who are not eligible to play in games, but who participate in practices.
- red squadA police intelligence unit specializing in infiltrating, conducting countermeasures, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups.
- squad carsplural of squad car: A police car.
- squad truckA rescue vehicle designed to transport equipment and personnel to the scene of a rescue.
- snatch squadA group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.
- chopper squadAn emergency response team that utilizes helicopters for rapid transport and medical care.
- taxi squadA group of athletes who practice with the team, but do not normally play with the squad, unless called up.
- cheer squadA team of cheerleaders.
- pep squadAn organized squad of cheerleaders.
- squad automatic weaponA kind of light machine gun; a machine gun issued to a squad of troops, being heavier than the standard assault rifles, personal machine guns, machine carbines, and battle rifles issued per trooper.
- squad automatic weaponsplural of squad automatic weapon: A kind of light machine gun; a machine gun issued to a squad of troops, being heavier than the standard assault rifles, personal machine guns, machine carbines, and battle rifles issued per trooper.
- awkward squadA squad of inept recruits assembled for special drill.
Compound words 16
- squadderA member of a squad.
- intersquadBetween squads.
- squadrolA squad car that also serves as an ambulance.
- squadronA body of troops drawn up in a square.
- squadronsplural of squadron: A body of troops drawn up in a square.
- squaddieA private in the army.
- intrasquadWithin a team
- squadcarAlternative spelling of squad car: A police car.
- squadcarsplural of squadcar: A police car.
- squaddedsimple past and past participle of squad