1640s, "small number of military men detailed for some purpose," from French esquade, from Middle French escadre, from Spanish escuadra or Italian squadra "battalion," literally "square," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra (see square (n.)). Before the widespread use of of automatic weapons, infantry troops tended to fight in a square formation to repel cavalry or superior forces. Extended to sports 1902, police work 1905.
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1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反詐欺グループの警察官たちは電話に盗聴器を取り付け、いつでも突撃の準備をしている。
2.He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad .
彼は欧州選手権代表チームで一席を獲得する見込みだ。/
3.Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
Muratは、銃殺刑を執行する処刑隊員たちの目を尻込みせずに直視している。
4.The squad members paired off to find places to eat and sleep.
チームメンバーはペアを組んで場所を探して食事をして寝ている。
5.Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.