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troop

T0377300 (tro͞op)n.1. a. A group of soldiers.b. troops Military units; soldiers.c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.2. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.3. A group or company of people, animals, or things.intr.v. trooped, troop·ing, troops To move or go as a group or in large numbers: The students trooped into the auditorium.
[French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.]
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