troop
21troop — I UK [truːp] / US [trup] noun Word forms troop : singular troop plural troops *** 1) a) troops [plural] soldiers, especially in large numbers They would send in troops if the situation got worse. b) [countable] a group of soldiers His troop was… …
22troop — /troohp/, n. 1. an assemblage of persons or things; company; band. 2. a great number or multitude: A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum. 3. Mil. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a… …
23troop — troop1 [ trup ] noun *** 1. ) troops plural soldiers, especially in large numbers: They would send in troops if the situation got worse. a ) count a group of soldiers: His troop was ordered to move to the front line. troop movements/reductions 2 …
24troop — I n. 1) a cavalry troop 2) a Boy Scout; Girl Scout (AE) troop II v. (P; intr.) the children trooped into school * * * [truːp] Girl Scout (AE) troop (P; intr.) the children trooped into school a Boy Scout a cavalry troop …
25troop — para·troop; troop; troop·er; …
26troop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. group, number, party, company, crowd, assemblage. v. i. march, tramp, go. See travel. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flock, collection, number, company, troupe, band, crowd, delegation, assemblage; see also… …
27troop — 01. The United States has sent [troops] into Yugoslavia in order to bring stability to the troubled region. 02. Nigeria has sent a force of 500 peace keeping [troops] into the region. 03. There are reports of China massing its [troops] on the… …
28troop — /trup / (say troohp) noun 1. an assemblage of persons or things; a company or band. 2. a great number or multitude. 3. Military a body of soldiers being a subdivision of a cavalry regiment. 4. (plural) a body of soldiers, marines, etc. 5. an… …
29troop — n. & v. n. 1 an assembled company; an assemblage of people or animals. 2 (in pl.) soldiers or armed forces. 3 a cavalry unit commanded by a captain. 4 a unit of artillery and armoured formation. 5 a grouping of three or more Scout patrols. v. 1… …
30Troop — Recorded in many forms including Thorp, Thorpe, Throp, Trop, Troop, Troup, Troupe, Thrupp, Trippe, and others, this is an English surname of Scandinavian Viking origins. It is residential from any of the many places in England called Thorp or… …
