squad

Other forms of squad

plural

squads·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squad

What does squad mean?

squad means "a smallest army unit". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squad?

squad has 1 syllable: squad. In IPA it is /ˈskwɑd/.

What is another word for squad?

Close synonyms include team, police squad. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squad a common word?

squad is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.