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squadron
[ skwod-ruhn ]
noun
- a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
- an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
- (in the U.S. Air Force).
- the basic administrative and tactical unit, smaller than a group and composed of two or more flights.
- a flight formation.
- a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.
verb (used with object)
- to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.
squadron
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noun
- a subdivision of a naval fleet detached for a particular task
- a number of naval units usually of similar type and consisting of two or more divisions
- a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms
- the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of squadron1
Example Sentences
The squadron commander has lost several comrades in the war.
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.
The aircraft were intended for an elite squadron of the Indian air force which ferries around the president, the prime minister and other VIPs.
It operates 31 fighter and combat squadrons - mostly Russian and Soviet-era aircraft - far below the sanctioned 42.
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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