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troop

 (tro͞op)
n.
1.
a. A group of soldiers.
b.troops Military units; soldiers.
c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
2. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.
3. A group or company of people, animals, or things.
intr.v.trooped,troop·ing,troops
To move or go as a group or in large numbers:The students trooped into the auditorium.
[Frenchtroupe, from Old Frenchtrope, probably from Vulgar Latin*troppu-.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

troops

  • squadron - Borrowed from Italian squadrone, from Latin quadrare, "square"; the sense of "military group" comes from an earlier "square formation of troops."
  • campaign - First meant an open tract of land, from Latin campus, "level ground," and the change to a military meaning came from troops "taking the field"—moving from fortress or town to open country—from which the political sense evolved, referring to the organized efforts of office-seekers to sway public opinion or influence their vote at an upcoming election.
  • echelon - Comes from French echelle, "ladder," from Latin scala, and first meant a formation of troops.
  • corporal - Its military meaning came from "the head of a body of troops," from French caporale.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

troops

A collective term for uniformed military personnel (usually not applicable to naval personnel afloat). See also airborne troops; combat service support elements; combat support troops; service troops; tactical troops.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.troops - soldiers collectivelytroops - soldiers collectively    
army unit - a military unit that is part of an army
armed forces,armed services,military,military machine,war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
personnel,force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue"
hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
cavalry,horse cavalry,horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
garrison - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
جُنُودقُوّات
vojácivojsko
soldatertropper
sotajoukot
trupe
katonaság
herliî
軍隊
군대
vojaci
čete
trupper
กองทหาร
askerlerbirlikler
lính

troop

(truːp) noun
1. a group of ordinary soldiers. troep فِرْقَه، قُوّات ескадрон tropa četa, oddíl die Truppe enhed στράτευμαtropa väeosa گروهی از سربازان sotajoukkotroupe חַייָלִים दल vojnici csapat pasukan hersveit, riddaraliðssveittruppa 軍隊 군대 būrys karaspēka vienība sekumpulan askartroeptroppoddział د سرتیرو ډله tropa trupă отряд солдат oddiel, jednotka četa trupa trupp กองทหาร askerî birlik 部隊 загін; батарея فوج lính, quân đội部队
2. a crowd or collection (of people or animals).A troop of visitors arrived. groep جَماعَه، مَجْموعَه група bando skupina die Schar flokμπουλούκι,τσούρμοgrupo salk گروه؛ دسته laumagroupeקבוצה फौज mnoštvo, gomila csoport rombongan hópur, flokkur, hjörðgruppo 群れ 다수의 사람 būrys, grupė, banda grupa; bars; pulks sekumpulantroepflokk,skaregromada,stado ډله ، دسته bando grupгруппа;стадо skupina, zástup, dav; kŕdeľ truma čopor skara, skock, hop กลุ่มkalabalık,sürü 一群 група людей جتھہ، بھيڑ nhóm一群
verb
to go in a group.They all trooped into his office. instap يَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمْهَر събирам се andar em grupo vpadnout sich scharren troppe opσυρρέω, πάω με το μπουλούκι ir en tropel/masa marssima دسته جمعی حرکت کردن marssia ryhmänäentrer, aller en groupe לָלֶכֶת בִּקבוּצָה दल बाध कर चलना nahrupiti csoportosul berombongan hópastraggrupparsi 群がる 때를 지어 가다(오다) eiti būriu, sugužėti iet barā; []pulcēties masuk beramai-ramai als groep gaantroppe opp,gå i flokk iść tłumnie یوځای حرکت کول andar em grupo a merge în grup двигаться толпой zhromaždiť sa zgrniti se ići u grupi gå (komma) i skock ออกันเข้ามา grup hâlinde gitmek 結隊、成群而行 рухатися натовпом جماعت ميں شکل ميں جانا xúm lại结队、成群而行
ˈtrooper noun
an ordinary soldier. soldaat جُنْدي في سِلاح الطَّيران редник soldado vojín (jízdy) der Kavallerist soldatστρατιώτηςsoldado de caballería sõdur سرباز sotamiessoldatחייל सवार obični vojnik katona prajurit hermaður, riddaraliðisoldato 兵隊 일반 군인 kareivis ierindnieks; kareivis askarcavaleristsoldatżołnierz سرتیری soldado soldatсолдат vojak (jazdectva) konjenik, policist pešadinac menig kavallerist ทหารasker 士兵 солдат فوجي người lính士兵
troops noun plural
soldiers. soldate قُوّات войски tropas vojáci die Truppen tropperστρατεύματαtropas sõdurid سربازان sotilaattroupes גְייָסוֹת फौजी vojska katona, katonaság prajurit herliðtruppe 兵隊 군대 kariuomenė karaspēks askar-askartroepentropper,soldater żołnierze سرتیری tropas trupeвойска vojaci čete trupe trupper, manskap กองทหาร askerler 士兵，軍隊 війська فوج quân đội 士兵，军队
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

troops

→جُنُود vojsko soldaterTruppenστρατεύματαtropas sotajoukottroupes trupetruppe 軍隊 군대troepentropperwojskotropaвойска trupper กองทหารbirlikler lính部队
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Thesetroops had apparently been going for- ward with caution, their rifles held in readiness, when the youthful lieutenant had discovered them and their movement had been interrupted by the volley from the blue regiment.
At this cry a hysterical fear and dismay beset thetroops. A soldier, who heretofore had been am- bitious to make the regiment into a wise little band that would proceed calmly amid the huge- appearing difficulties, suddenly sank down and buried his face in his arms with an air of bowing to a doom.
"It certainly was little less than sacrilege," replied Grandfather; "but the time was coming when even the churches, where hallowed pastors had long preached the word of God, were to be torn down or desecrated by the Britishtroops. Some years passed, however, before such things were done."
"Now, children," said Grandfather, "I wish to make you comprehend the position of the Britishtroops in King Street.
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They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed intotroops, regiments, and battalions.
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