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troop
[ troop ]
noun
- an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- a great number or multitude:
A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.
- Military. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.
- troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc.:
Mounted troops quelled the riot.
- a single soldier, police officer, etc.:
Three troops were killed today by a roadside bomb.
- a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.
- a herd, flock, or swarm.
- Archaic. a band or troupe of actors.
verb (used without object)
- to gather in a company; flock together.
Synonyms: collect
- to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.
Synonyms: swarm
- to walk, as if in a march; go:
to troop down to breakfast.
- to walk, march, or pass in rank or order:
The students trooped into the auditorium.
- to associate or consort (usually followed by with ).
verb (used with object)
- British Military. to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.
- Obsolete. to assemble or form into a troop or troops.
troop
/ truːp /
noun
- a large group or assembly; flock
a troop of children
- a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size
- plural armed forces; soldiers
- a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols
- an archaic spelling of troupe
verb
- intr to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd
- tr military to parade (the colour or flag) ceremonially
trooping the colour
- slang.tr military (formerly) to report (a serviceman) for a breach of discipline
- intr an archaic word for consort
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- inter·troop adjective
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Origin of troop1
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Example Sentences
America was at war, and Wilson was asked to stop troop transfers to Europe to help contain the disease.
Either way Obama does not regret the decisions he made in 2011 that ended the U.S. troop presence in the country.
In effect, Chicago needs a troop surge like what we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Clinton was particularly aggressive in pushing for a long-term troop presence, officials involved in the negotiations say.
But he wants Obama to make a decision on troop levels, and soon.
Most of the troop transports have left their anchorage and gone back to Mudros for fear of submarines.
About sunrise the troop left camp in a body, later spreading fanwise over the prairies.
They were to make the same marches, but were not to unite with the first troop, nor with the following one.
Every thicket will have its troop; every finger, for a hundred leagues round, will be on the trigger.
Malcolm gave Saumarez a summary of affairs in the Northwest Provinces as they rode on ahead of the troop.
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