单词 | squadron |
释义 | squad·ron (skwŏdrən) n. 1. A naval unit smaller than a fleet. 2. An armored cavalry unit subordinate to a regiment and consisting of two or more troops. 3. A cavalry or armored unit of a European army, corresponding to a company. 4. A basic tactical air force unit, subordinate to a group and consisting of two or more flights. 5. A multitude or horde: "Squadrons of flies like particles of dust danced up and down" (T.E. Lawrence). [Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra, squad; see SQUAD.] |
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