troop
98
3.2
- noun
- /truːp/
:
tropa
- The commander reported that the troop had completed its training ahead of schedule.
- troop deployment
- troop movements
- troop presence
The first is stuff like the troops will land at dawn.
- The first is stuff like the troops will land at dawn.
- He's trying to deflate in some ways the situation by saying that we didn't introduce troops.
- And then we inserted an assault troop that basically swept through from the South to the north down through the valley.
- And then one day they start building troop transports.
- The Prussian Captain VOR tried out new small group techniques with flamethrowers, and the close quarter fighting was proving grounds for his ideas for storm troops.
- And Staz was new into the into the troop in the company.
- What what is the the mountain division or troop of the SAS?
- Like why are we here if we're actually if we're not having any approvals And that that's what affects troop morale the most is having your hands tied.
- And the first words I hear on the floor of the United States Senate are from a southern senator George Bush couldn't sell on a troop train.
- It was like, I'm on target in combat, hunting bad dudes and, you know, your troop starting majors on the radio and he's deadpan calm.
Examples
-
Each troop was assigned a specific area to patrol during the military exercise.
-
My orders were for a full troop with mounts.
-
How many men are in your troop?
-
The first step was to board a troop train for San Francisco.
Fiction book (1991) -
The king set off for the tunnel exit, followed by a small troop of about twenty.
Fiction book (1991) -
Reports of German troop movements convinced the Western allies, Britain and France that this distant border dispute could lead to war.
-
We're coordinating troop movements in Afghanistan.
-
SITUATION UPDATE: Recent news reports confirm earlier indications of large-scale troop movements within the boundaries of the United States.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm reminded of the story of Field Marshall Montgomery lecturing his troops before the Battle of Alamein.
-
The general mobilized his troop to prepare for the upcoming mission in the war zone.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
∞
2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
∞
2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
702
2.4
A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports
329
2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
256
6.6
A group of people given a specific task
156
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country
119
5.8
A group of people organized to work or fight together
112
4.8
A group like a company or team that works together
41
6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
19
6.7
A small group of soldiers sent from a larger unit to do a task
15
2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
11
6.6
A military unit of soldiers on horses with two or more troops and a headquarters
5
7.0
A group of about 300 to 600 soldiers in the ancient Roman army
5
2.5
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
3
4.3
A group of soldiers who fight on foot
2
3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
2
4.7
A military unit made of several groups of soldiers formed to fight
1
8.5
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
A small group of soldiers who move and fight together
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Troop comes from the old French troupe, from an old German word for 'group', and armies used it for a company of soldiers who move together; that's why troop now means a military unit organized for action.