TROOP: IN TROOPS

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  • Troop — A troop is a military unit, originally a small force of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron and headed by the troop leader. Cavalry soldiers of private rank are called troopers (abbreviated Tpr. , not troupers ). Today, troop has different… …   Wikipedia

  • troop — I UK [truːp] / US [trup] noun Word forms troop : singular troop plural troops *** 1) a) troops [plural] soldiers, especially in large numbers They would send in troops if the situation got worse. b) [countable] a group of soldiers His troop was… …   English dictionary

  • troop — /troohp/, n. 1. an assemblage of persons or things; company; band. 2. a great number or multitude: A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum. 3. Mil. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a… …   Universalium

  • troop — /trup / (say troohp) noun 1. an assemblage of persons or things; a company or band. 2. a great number or multitude. 3. Military a body of soldiers being a subdivision of a cavalry regiment. 4. (plural) a body of soldiers, marines, etc. 5. an… …  

  • troop — truːp n. group; pack; unit of soldiers or policemen; military unit of armored cavalry or cavalry having a headquarters group and at least two platoons; soldier v. gather in a group; move in a group; march or walk in order; parade the flag before …   English contemporary dictionary

  • troops — n. soldiers, armed forces truːp n. group; pack; unit of soldiers or policemen; military unit of armored cavalry or cavalry having a headquarters group and at least two platoons; soldier v. gather in a group; move in a group; march or walk in… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • troop — [tro͞op] n. [Fr troupe < OFr, back form. < troupeau < ML troppus, a flock < Frank * throp, a crowd; akin to OE thorp, village: see THORP] 1. a group of persons, animals, or, formerly, things; herd, flock, band, etc. 2. loosely a great …   English World dictionary

  • Troop — Troop, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. {Troupe}.] 1. A collection of people; a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Troop — Troop, v. t. {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single file… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Troop — Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trooping}.] 1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. Armies . . . troop to their standard. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To march on; to go forward in haste. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • troop — ► NOUN 1) (troops) soldiers or armed forces. 2) a unit of an armoured or cavalry division. 3) a group of three or more Scout patrols. 4) a group of people or animals of a particular kind. ► VERB ▪ come or go as a group …   English terms dictionary

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