SQUAD
Squad, n. Etym: [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra,
(assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See
Square.]
1. (Mil.)
Defn: A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2. Hence, any small party.
SQUAD
Squad, n.
Defn: Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] Tennyson.
SQUADRON Squad"ron, n. Etym: [F. escadron, formerly also esquadron, or It. squadrone. See Squad.]
1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.] Those half-rounding quards Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. Milton.
2. (Mil.)
Defn: A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.