n.
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(troops)
soldiers or armed forces.
- a cavalry unit commanded by a captain.
▸a unit of artillery and armoured formation.
▸a group of three or more Scout patrols.
- a group of people or animals of a particular kind.
v.
(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers.
Phrase
- troop the colour
Brit. perform the ceremony of parading a regiment's flag along ranks of soldiers.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. troupe, back-form. from troupeau, dimin. of med. L. troppus ‘flock’, prob. of Gmc origin.