troops
/truːps/
noun
- Soldiers or military forces, especially in large groups.
- The general ordered the troops to advance toward the enemy line.
- Thousands of troops were deployed to help with disaster relief after the earthquake.
- The country sent additional troops to the border to maintain peace.
- Groups of people or animals acting together.
- We watched a troop of monkeys playing in the trees.
- The circus troop performed amazing acrobatics under the big top.
- A troop of scouts hiked through the forest all weekend.