troop vs troupe
Definitions
noun
- a group of soldiers
- a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
- an orderly crowd
- a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
verb
- move or march as if in a crowd
- march in a procession
Examples
And the vervet monkey, Larry, they're in troops of 50 to 100 to 200.
On the ranges of Fort Devens, the troops were put through their paces on US weapons, from the stock-in-trade M16 assault rifle to the frighteningly-effective M249 SAW light machine gun.
What methods of signaling other troops will there be implemented in the game. eg. do you need a radio operator alive in your squad to communicate with other squads?
Definitions
noun
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
Examples
She even formed an American touring troupe with the distinguished George Washington Smith, America's first, and aptly named, premier danseur, who taught ballet in Philadelphia until his death in 1899.
I straightened and jumped back just as a sextet of black-and-white CinSims trouped in, fresh from the film and the farm.
I admire your fortitude, but there's a fine line between being a trouper and recklessness.
