squad

1. A smallest army unit (synset 108235043)
   is a type of: army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
   subtypes: firing party, firing squad - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
2. A cooperative unit (especially in sports) (synset 108225481)
   is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
   subtypes:

   • a-team - a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization
   • battery - a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
   • flying squad - a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
   • major-league club, major-league team - a team that plays in a major league
   • minor-league club, minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor league
   • baseball team - a team that plays baseball
   • basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball
   • eleven, football team - a team that plays football
   • hockey team - a team that plays ice hockey
   • junior varsity, jv - a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
   • first team, varsity - a team representing a college or university
   • second string - a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
   • police squad, squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
   • powerhouse - a team considered to be the best of its class
   • offence, offense - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
   • defence, defending team, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
   • hit squad - a team of assassins
   • section - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
   • little-league team - a team that plays in a little league
   • crew - the team of men manning a racing shell
   member holonym: stringer - a member of a squad on a team
   has: bench - the reserve players on a team
   same as: team
3. A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime (synset 108097824)
   is a type of: squad, team - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
   subtypes:

   • vice squad - a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
   • platoon - a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
   • special weapons and tactics squad, special weapons and tactics team, swat squad, swat team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
   same as: police squad

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