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[ skwod-ruhn ] / ˈskwɒd rən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squadron ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Origin of squadron1555–65; <Italian squadrone, equivalent to squadr(a) square + -one augmentative suffix OTHER WORDS FROM squadronhalf-squadron, nounsub·squad·ron, nounWords nearby squadronsquad, squad car, squadder, squaddie, squadoosh, squadron, squadron leader, squad room, squadsman, squalene, squalid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squadronThe President came in and our squadron commander called, “Attention on deck!” I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our squadron doctor was lean, well muscled, square jawed and blond. I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST On December 9, 2013, Norris met with Neubauer, her squadron commander Lt Col. Betsy Ross, Col. Tombe, and others. Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST The tribune was surrounded by a squadron of hussars of the National Guard. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I am going to get my squadron as a wedding present,” he rattled on. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bought by the Squadron canteen in large barrels, it was sold at 2½ pt. Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron|Unknown Nothing is more terrible than the onset of a squadron of horse when charging an enemy upon the field of battle. Cyrus the Great|Jacob Abbott Our dinner to-night was to the admiral and officers of the newly-arrived British squadron. An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler Dumanoir and his squadron were not more fortunate than the fleet from whose destruction they fled. The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson|Robert Southey An imaginary line, drawn to regulate the order of a squadron. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
British Dictionary definitions for squadron
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 Word Origin for squadronC16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to squadronarmada, fleet, battalion, squad, unit, escadrille |