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fireteam

noun

Etymology

From fire + team.

  1. derived from *dewk-✻ — “to pull, lead”
  2. derived from *taugijaną✻
  3. inherited from *taumaz✻ — “that which draws or pulls”
  4. inherited from *taum✻
  5. inherited from tēam
  6. inherited from tem
  7. compounded as fireteam — “fire + team”

Definitions

  1. A small unit of infantry.

    • My fireteams are spread thin. We can't hold out forever.

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