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    troop
    /truːp/

    noun

    verb

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  3. Learn the meaning of troop as a noun, adjective and verb, with synonyms, collocations and examples. Find out how to pronounce troop and translate it in different languages.

  4. 1. a. : a group of soldiers. b. : a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company. c. troops plural: armed forces, soldiers. 2. : a collection of people or things : crewsense 2. 3. : a flock of mammals or birds. 4. : the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader. troop. 2 of 2.

  5. a group of soldiers, especially ones who fight in strong military vehicles or on horses: the King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery. [ C ] an organized group of young people who are Scouts: My brother joined the local Boy Scout troop. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Parts of armies & groups of servicemen. baggage train.

  6. 1. plural noun. Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a large organized group doing a particular task. The operation will involve more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries. There were reports of troop movements. Synonyms: soldiers, armed forces, service personnel, fighting men or women More Synonyms of troop.

  7. Troop can mean a group of people or things, a military unit, a Scout group, or a verb meaning to walk or march in a crowd. Learn more about the word history, origin, and usage of troop with Dictionary.com.

  8. A troop is a squad or team of soldiers. Your great grandfather might claim that his was the first army troop to march into France during World War II. Though it's correct to use the noun troop in the singular form, it's more common to see its plural, troops.

  9. Troop can mean a group of soldiers, a unit of Boy or Girl Scouts, or a large group of people or things. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples from various sources.