fireteam

Meanings

nounfireteam (plural fireteams)

USgovernmentA small unit of infantry.
My fireteams are spread thin. We can't hold out forever.
2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Crow's Nest

From fire + team.

Finnish partio

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APA

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MLA

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