" squad "

[Noun]  | "squad" | \ ˈskwäd \

1: a small organized group of military personnel; especially : a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field

2: a small group engaged in a common effort or occupation

Origin: 1649 ;

 Middle French esquade, from Old Spanish & Old Italian; Old Spanish escuadra & Old Italian squadra, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *exquadrare to make square {mat|square|};

[Noun]  | "squad car" 

1: a police automobile connected with headquarters by a two-way radio —called also black-and-white, cruiser, prowl car

Origin: 1938 ;

[Noun]  | "squad room" 

1: a room in a barracks used to billet soldiers

2: a room in a police station where members of the force assemble

Origin: 1943 ;

[Noun]  | "death squad" 

1: any of various extremist groups whose members kill suspected political adversaries and criminals

Origin: 1873 ;

[Noun]  | "firing squad" 

1: a detachment detailed to fire volleys over the grave of one buried with military honors

2: a detachment detailed to carry out a sentence of death by shooting

Origin: 1864 ;

[Noun]  | "flying squad" 

1: a usually small standby group of people ready to move or act swiftly; especially : a police unit formed to respond quickly in an emergency

Origin: 1925 ;

[Noun]  | "vice squad" 

1: a police squad charged with enforcement of laws concerning gambling, pornography, sex work, and the illegal use of liquor and narcotics

Origin: 1905 ;

[Noun]  | "bomb squad" 

1: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury

[Verb]  | "squad" 

1: to arrange in squads

Origin: circa 1802 ;

[Noun]  | "squad" 

[Noun]  | "firing squad"