- a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime
- the drugs/fraud/bomb/riot squad
- The serious crime squad has/have taken over the investigation.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1- He was deputy head of the force's serious crime squad.
- an early-morning raid by a police squad
- He's working in the drugs squad.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- anti-terrorist
- bomb
- …
- lead
- detective
- officer
- leader
- …
- in a/the squad
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- (in sport) a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match
- the Olympic/national squad
- They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier.
- the under-21 squad
- a 15-man squad
Extra Examples- The swimmer is currently training in the hope of qualifying for this year's Olympic squad.
- It's a big step from the youth to the first team squad.
- He wants to try out other members of the squad before he announces the final line-up.
- He has named a squad of 16 from which to pick the side for the two one-day games.
- Both teams have strengthened their squads for this season.
- They've got together a good squad for the World Cup.
- They were part of a 36-strong squad.
- Maria failed to make the Olympic squad.
- He spent last season on the practice squad.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- strong
- first-team
- …
- lead
- join
- make
- …
- member
- player
- in a/the squad
- on the squad
- a small group of soldiers working or being trained together
- an elite combat squad
- A squad of soldiers had arrived to arrest him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- anti-terrorist
- bomb
- …
- lead
- detective
- officer
- leader
- …
- in a/the squad
- a group of people who have a particular task
- She was captain of the cheerleading squad.
- He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firing
- assassination
- death
- …
- lead
- form
- leader
- member
see also awkward squad, God squad
Word Originmid 17th cent.: shortening of French escouade, variant of escadre, from Italian squadra ‘square’.
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