Definitions for: Troop


[n] a group of soldiers
[n] a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
[n] an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"
[n] a unit of girl or boy scouts
[v] move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"
[v] march in a procession



Webster (1913) Definition: Troop, n.
See Boy scout, above.


Troop, v. t.

To troop the colors or colours (Mil.), in the British
army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in
carrying the colors, accompained by the band and escort,
slowly before the troops drawn up in single file and
usually in a hollow square, as in London on the
sovereign's birthday. Trooper Troop"er, n.
A mounted policeman. [Australia]

Note: The black troopers of Queensland are a regiment of
aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing wild
aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.


Troop, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of
uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp a hamlet, village, G.
dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little
farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. Troupe.]
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

That which should accompany old age -- As honor,
love, obedience, troops of friends -- I must not
look to have. --Shak.

2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in
the plural.

Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. --Shak.

His troops moved to victory with the precision of
machines. --Macaulay.

3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse,
or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men,
commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry,
corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also,
a company of horse artillery; a battery.

4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. --W. Coxe.

5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.


Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trooping.]
1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
``Armies . . . troop to their standard.'' --Milton.

2. To march on; to go forward in haste.

Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.

Synonyms: flock, parade, promenade, scout group, scout troop

See Also: army unit, cavalry, crowd, march, process, shock troops, social unit, unit

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