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troops
noun
soldiers
,
especially
when
spoken
of
as
an
organized
force
•
The
country
decided
to
send
additional
troops
overseas
to
support
the
peacekeeping
mission
.
The
country
decided
to
send
additional
troops
overseas
to
support
the
peacekeeping
mission
.
•
Families
waited
anxiously
for
the
troops
to
return
home
.
Families
waited
anxiously
for
the
troops
to
return
home
.
Plural
of
troop
;
used
alone
from
the
late
16th
century
to
refer
collectively
to
soldiers
.
troop
noun
a
small
military
unit
made
up
of
soldiers
,
often
within
a
larger
regiment
or
company
•
A
troop
of
cavalry
rode
across
the
dusty
plain
at
dawn
.
A
troop
of
cavalry
rode
across
the
dusty
plain
at
dawn
.
•
During
the
city
parade
,
a
smartly
uniformed
troop
marched
past
cheering
families
lining
the
street
.
During
the
city
parade
,
a
smartly
uniformed
troop
marched
past
cheering
families
lining
the
street
.
From
Middle
French
troupe
“
company
,
band
”,
from
Old
French
trope
,
probably
of
Germanic
origin
.
noun
a
group
of
people
or
animals
that
are
together
or
act
together
•
A
troop
of
scouts
gathered
around
the
campfire
to
toast
marshmallows
.
A
troop
of
scouts
gathered
around
the
campfire
to
toast
marshmallows
.
•
Tourists
laughed
as
a
troop
of
monkeys
stole
fruit
from
the
picnic
tables
.
Tourists
laughed
as
a
troop
of
monkeys
stole
fruit
from
the
picnic
tables
.
Same
origin
as
military
sense
;
later
extended
to
non-military
groups
.
verb
to
walk
somewhere
as
a
group
,
often
slowly
or
in
a
tired
but
orderly
way
•
After
the
game
,
disappointed
fans
trooped
out
of
the
stadium
in
silence
.
After
the
game
,
disappointed
fans
trooped
out
of
the
stadium
in
silence
.
•
We
trooped
up
the
steep
hill
before
dawn
to
watch
the
sunrise
.
We
trooped
up
the
steep
hill
before
dawn
to
watch
the
sunrise
.
Verb
use
grew
out
of
the
noun
meaning
of
moving
soldiers
in
the
17th
century
.