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squadron
squad·ron S0679800 (skwŏd′rən)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.]squadron (ˈskwɒdrən) n1. (Military) a. a subdivision of a naval fleet detached for a particular taskb. a number of naval units usually of similar type and consisting of two or more divisions2. (Military) a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms3. (Military) the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flightsAbbreviation: sqn [C16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square]squad•ron (ˈskwɒd rən)
n. 1. a subdivision of a naval fleet usu. consisting of two or more divisions. 2. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops. 3. (in the U.S. Air Force). a. the basic administrative and tactical unit, consisting of two or more flights. b. a flight formation. [1555–65; < Italian squadrone=squadr(a) square] squadron - Borrowed from Italian squadrone, from Latin quadrare, "square"; the sense of "military group" comes from an earlier "square formation of troops."See also related terms for troops.squadron1. An organization consisting of two or more divisions of ships, or two or more divisions (Navy) or flights of aircraft. It is normally but not necessarily composed of ships or aircraft of the same type.
2. The basic administrative aviation unit of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
3. Battalion-sized ground or aviation units in US Army cavalry regiments.Squadron any body of men in a regular formation; a division of a fleet or air force; a force of 150 to 200 men in the army.Examples: squadron of air craft—Brewer; of angels; of bees, 1713; of cardinals, 1906; of clouds, 1862; of consideration, 1680; of dissent, 1824; of galleons, 1588; of the Fathers, 1617; of blessed spirits, 1684; of ships; of soldiers, 1656.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  squadron - a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting armscavalry - a highly mobile army unit | | 2. | squadron - an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a groupair unit - a military unit that is part of the airforcewing - a unit of military aircraftescadrille - an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I) | | 3. | squadron - a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular tasknaval unit - a military unit that is part of a navyescadrille - a small squadron |
Translationssquadron (ˈskwodrən) noun a division of a regiment, a section of a fleet, or a group of aeroplanes. (騎兵、海軍和空軍的)中隊 （骑兵、海军和空军的）中队 Squadron
squadron[′skwäd·rən] (ordnance) An organization consisting of two or more divisions of ships, or two or more divisions (U.S. Navy) or flights of aircraft; it is normally, but not necessarily, composed of ships or aircraft of the same type. The basic administrative aviation unit of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Squadron (Russian, eskadra). (1) In various states, a large naval formation composed of units of various sizes drawn from various naval services and intended for action in a specific area of a maritime theater of operations. (2) Until the mid-20th century, an operational and tactical unit of naval surface ships, formed to destroy units of large vessels and convoys at sea and to deliver artillery fire at shore installations. (3) In some foreign states, the main operational and strategic unit of atomic-powered missile-carrying submarines, intended for action in a maritime theater of operations. (4) A large unit of ships operating far from home ports. (5) In several states, such as fascist Germany, the Federal Republic of Germany, and France, an air force unit consisting of two or three aviation groups, with a total of 75–100 airplanes.
Squadron (Russian, eskadril’ia). (1) The main tactical and fire subunit of aviation and helicopter units of the air force and other branches of the armed forces, consisting of several flights or detachments of airplanes or helicopters. Depending on the individual combat arm, a squadron may have from ten to 30 airplanes or helicopters. Several squadrons make up an aviation or helicopter regiment, aviation wing, or aviation group. (2) A missile subunit in the French and other armies.
Squadron (Russian, eskadron). (1) A tactical subunit of the regular cavalry, usually consisting of from two to four troops. The corresponding unit in the cossack cavalry was the sotnia. In the armies of various states, squadrons comprised from 120 to 200 men; four to six squadrons made up a cavalry regiment. The cavalry of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army had saber squadrons (composed of four saber troops and an administrative group) and machine gun squadrons (composed of four machine gun troops, each having four machine guns mounted on horse-drawn vehicles). (2) In the armed forces of Great Britain, a tactical subunit of a tank regiment, comprising 101 men. It consists of an administrative group, four tank troops, and a maintenance troop. A tank regiment also has a staff squadron of 100 men and a maintenance squadron of 111 men. See SQDN
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