(n.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
(n.) Hence, any small party.
(n.) Sloppy mud.
Example Sentences:
(1) Schneiderlin, valued at an improbable £27m, and the currently injured Jay Rodriguez are wanted by their former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs, but the chairman Ralph Krueger has apparently called a halt to any more outgoings, saying: “They are part of the core that we have decided to keep at Southampton.” He added: “Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin are not for sale and they will be a part of our club as we enter the new season.” The new manager Ronald Koeman has begun rebuilding by bringing in Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pellè from the Dutch league and Krueger said: “We will have players coming in, we will make transfers to strengthen the squad.
(2) Patrice Evra Evra Handed a five-match international ban for his part in the France squad’s mutiny against Raymond Domenech at the 2010 World Cup, it took Evra almost a year to force his way back in.
(3) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
(4) I’m so happy to be joining Arsenal, a club which has a great manager, a fantastic squad of players, huge support around the world and a great stadium in London,” said Sánchez.
(5) Roy Hodgson has opted for youth in his 23-man squad for the World Cup, with Everton's Ross Barkley , 20, and Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, 19, the most eye-catching inclusions for Brazil.
(6) For now, it is a hypothetical danger and England cannot be doing too badly if the worst controversy about Hodgson's squad is who goes as reserve left-back.
(7) Speaking about the player, who scored crucial goals for England during qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Hodgson said: “Andros was unlucky to lose his place in the squad when he wasn’t getting a regular game and he’s gone to Newcastle, got a regular game, and done very well there.” Expressing his delight in being selected, Townsend tweeted: “Huge honour to be named in provisional England squad for the euros ... Will give my all over next few weeks to try to make final squad!” Hodgson also declared himself pleased to include Jordan Henderson, who returned to action for Liverpool in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion having been out since early April with damaged knee ligaments.
(8) "Hence, Ruud Geels, a striker, had a squad number of one while the goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed wore No8.
(9) Jesús Navas played a one-two with Touré down the right and from his awkward cross the England squad goalkeeper fumbled the ball inside his six-yard area from where Fernando scored with an overhead kick as dextrous as it was surprising.
(10) "I'm delighted we've been able to agree a deal with Sporting Lisbon and with Ricky and we look forward to welcoming him to the squad in July, once all of the paperwork gets sorted out."
(11) A typical salary for a practice squad member is around US$100,000, significantly less than the Hayne earns in the NRL .
(12) Asked whether Wilson should be in Gareth Southgate’s squad, which is named on Sunday evening, Howe said: “I think he has the ability to get there.
(13) The XI the Scot sent out featured no Robin van Persie, who was on the bench, while Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Chris Smalling, Danny Welbeck and Marouane Fellaini did not make the squad due to injuries.
(14) The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, has taken no chances, bringing with him his strongest available squad, and he is aware of the importance of topping the group, which Arsenal would do with a draw or better.
(15) Hodgson left Ferdinand out of his Euro 2012 squad for "football reasons" and then appeared to confirm the end of his international career to a punter on the Tube, before recalling him in March.
(16) But the team manager, Eduardo Belza, had been informed that I had to leave the squad as soon as possible.
(17) The Huddersfield half-back, who is on a shortlist of three to be crowned Man of Steel as the outstanding player of the Super League season on Monday night, has never been a favourite of the England coach, Steve McNamara, who omitted Brough from the 30-man training squad announced in March .
(18) That’s when the police riot squad arrived, because of course you cannot set fire to a bar with cops in it.” He recalled injured protestors being treated in nearby Washington Square Park and Quakers from the local church coming to help.
(19) I would like a much stronger squad, but we have what we have."
(20) The former Liverpool, Chelsea and Real Madrid coach made an immediate impact, interrupting a scheduled squad day off by summoning his players for an introductory meeting and training session on Friday afternoon.
Squadron
Definition:
(n.) Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
(n.) A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.
(n.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron.
Example Sentences:
(1) Squadron Leader Kevin Harris, commander of the Merlins at Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand, praised the crews, adding: "The Merlins will undergo an extensive programme of maintenance and cleaning before being packed up, ensuring they return to the UK in good order."
(2) It’s unfortunate, but you have to destroy some areas to save the city Victor Coenen Ahok deployed squadrons of workers to clean the rivers of their choking surface carpets of rubbish and water hyacinths.
(3) The quarrels he had with most of his subordinates culminated as he was in command of the East Indies Squadron, applying sometimes exaggerated punishments.
(4) Immediately following this tour, I moved to Korea and took command of the 80th Fighter Squadron 'Juvats' it was and still is, the most rewarding tour I have ever had the privilege of serving."
(5) I don’t think that will strike the public as the best way to keep us safe.” In other announcements, the government said eight Type-26 frigates will be built on the Clyde, nine new surveillance planes will be based at Lossiemouth in Scotland to counter Russian air and submarine activity around UK airspace and water, and the number of Typhoon aircraft is to be extended for an extra 10 years to 2040, meaning there will be a total of seven frontline squadrons, with about 12 planes per squadron.
(6) Transmission of infection among squadron personnel appeared to have commenced in Key West and continued in a barracks in Puerto Rico and aboard two DC-9 aircraft that transported the squadron back to Key West on October 28.
(7) The authors were struck by the fact that for 200 years, no historian of the Fast Indies has ever taken into account the Squadron's distinctive features and the personality of Suffren.
(8) May told the Commons the meeting had agreed “the prompt withdrawal of the Mare Nostrum operation … and for all member states to comply fully with their obligations under EU migration and asylum [policies].” Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi, the commander in charge of the Italian naval squadron involved in Mare Nostrum, is expected to spell out on Tuesday the impact of its cancellation.
(9) Sahoul joined an impromptu squadron of beach staff forming a line to block the path of the gunman.
(10) We reviewed lipid physiology, National Institute of Health recommendations, current USAF policies, and the lipid profiles of four active duty flying squadrons.
(11) A perception exists that SERGRADS have more difficulties than newly designated pilots during subsequent training in the Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS).
(12) On social media each day, a squadron of unionist sentinels scans Twitter and Facebook for evidence of “divisiveness” before squawking and shaking their virtual heads in despair at how political discourse has become infected by the poison of “divisiveness”.
(13) I went back about 10 years ago to open a Christmas fete and I'd never seen a squadron of eight year olds – I was like, fuck, they're tiny!
(14) The MoD is just as open about its use of unmanned aircraft as it is of its many other air assets; indeed, I have been very pleased this week to be able to host a number of journalists at RAF Waddington to show them the work of the Reaper operators of the RAF's XIII squadron .
(15) Dozens of exciting new spaces for nature have been created: wetlands at Fingringhoe Wick, Essex ; the conversion of a fish farm near Driffield, Yorkshire, into Skerne Wetlands nature reserve ; RAF Woodhall Spa Airfield (former home of the Dambusters squadron) has become a new nature reserve .
(16) Russia’s air force, of particular concern to Britain, comprises 38 advanced fighter squadrons, including MiG29s, 15 Su-24 bomber squadrons and 14 assault squadrons, plus other assets.
(17) Gray was a gunner in No 2 Squadron of the RAF Regiment, protecting airfields and aircraft, and was stationed in Baghdad in 2004.
(18) This will mean a total of seven frontline squadrons, consisting of around 12 aircraft per squadron.
(19) Squadron Leader Duncan Mason, from RAF Coningsby, who led the flypast in a Spitfire, said: “For us, taking part today was an incredible honour.
(20) Given that the bugbot video is at least three years old, I'd be flabbergasted if there isn't a production line silently screwing the wings on to a miniature death squadron in some Nevadan hangar right now.