I thought a Troop is "A group of soldiers"...?

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I thought a Troop is "A group of soldiers"...?

I thought a Troop is "A group of soldiers"... Your News Headline stated " Hezbollah fighters kill 9 Israeli troops"...
Isn't this statement incorrect?

2006-07-26 22:31:02 · 3 answers · asked by go_francis 2 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism

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A troop is the same as a company. It's anywhere between 60 to 190 soldiers. Or about 4 platoons.

2006-07-26 22:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by automaticmax 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

When talking about size troop refers to a number of soldiers, about a company, but in this case it is being used as a plural noun.

2006-07-27 10:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by chuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Troops in that context is correct.

2006-07-27 05:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋