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troop

DEFINITIONS OF: troop

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n a group of soldiers

Types:
shock troops
soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
Type of:
army unit
a military unit that is part of an army

n a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

Type of:
army unit
a military unit that is part of an army

n a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

Synonyms:
scout group, scout troop
Type of:
social unit, unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

n an orderly crowd

“a troop of children”
Synonyms:
flock
Type of:
crowd
a large number of things or people considered together

v march in a procession

Synonyms:
parade, promenade
Type of:
march, process
march in a procession

v move or march as if in a crowd

“They children trooped into the room”
Type of:
march
walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
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