A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
A small group of birds or animals.
Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
Companionship.
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
The entire crew of a ship.
Social visitors or companions.
An intelligence service.
A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.
A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.