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squadron

[ skwod-ruhn ]

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. (in the U.S. Air Force).
    1. the basic administrative and tactical unit, smaller than a group and composed of two or more flights.
    2. a flight formation.
  4. a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.


verb (used with object)

  1. to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.

squadron

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noun

    1. a subdivision of a naval fleet detached for a particular task
    2. a number of naval units usually of similar type and consisting of two or more divisions
  1. a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms
  2. the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squadron1

1555–65; < Italian squadrone, equivalent to squadr ( a ) square + -one augmentative suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squadron1

C16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square
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The squadron commander has lost several comrades in the war.

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Somerset, a British Type 23 frigate, used its radar system to report on the movements and a Merlin helicopter from its naval air squadron was also launched to gather information from the sky.

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The aircraft were intended for an elite squadron of the Indian air force which ferries around the president, the prime minister and other VIPs.

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It operates 31 fighter and combat squadrons - mostly Russian and Soviet-era aircraft - far below the sanctioned 42.

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It was established following reporting by BBC Panorama that linked one SAS squadron to 54 suspicious deaths on just one six month tour of Afghanistan.

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