squadron
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rən noun
1.
a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
2.
an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
3.
a.
the basic administrative and tactical unit, smaller than a group and composed of two or more flights.
b.
a flight formation.
4.
a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.
verb (used with object)
5.
to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.
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Related forms
half-squad·ron, noun
sub·squad·ron, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a subdivision of a naval fleet detached for a particular task |
| b. a number of naval units usually of similar type and consisting of two or more divisions | |
| 2. | a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms |
| 3. | the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights |
| [C16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro | |
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Word Origin & History
squadron
1562, from It. squadrone, augmentative of squadra "battalion" (see squad).
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Example sentences
If a squadron goes down, that means other missiles have to pick up the slack.
See the squadron website calendar for details on which uniform to wear for each meeting.
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