A team

noun
/ˈeɪ ˌtiːm/

Etymology

From the letter "A" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + "team".

Definitions

  1. The best of a set of teams in a single club.

    • The A team are playing away this Saturday.
  2. A group or team which performs its work most effectively

    A group or team which performs its work most effectively; a very good team.

    • It looks like the A team are on duty tonight - I've never seen the hall cleared so quickly!
  3. A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected…

    A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team.

    • He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut.
    • NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA