A band, company, troop, esp. of warriors in close array.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > squad, platoon, section, etc. (16) glub1382 A band, company, troop, esp. of warriors in close array. scalec1400 A maniple, squadron, or battalion. platoon?a1547 Military. Originally: a small body of foot soldiers, detached from a larger body and operating as an organized unit, esp. to fire in volleys (now… maniple1574 More generally: a small band or unit of soldiers. Obsolete. squadron1579 Military. A relatively small body or detachment of men. squader1590 A squadron, company, squad. squadrant1614 A squadron of soldiers or ships. file1616 Military. A small body of men, formerly varying in number from two to twelve or more, but now usually two. Also, when ‘marching in files’ (see fil… squada1657 Military. A small number of men, a subdivision or section of a company, formed for drill or told off for some special purpose. peloton1702 A small body of soldiers; = platoon, n. 1a. Now chiefly historical. section1913 A part separated or divided off from the remainder; one of the portions into which a thing is cut or… Military. Originally: a fourth part of a… Subcategories:— type of (4) — upon which a formation is made (1) |
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