| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024squad•ron /ˈskwɑdrən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militaryan army cavalry unit, a part of a naval fleet, or a group of war planes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024squad•ron (skwod′rən),USA pronunciation n. - Militarya portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships;
a subdivision of a fleet. - Militaryan armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
- Military(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.
v.t. - Militaryto form into a squadron or squadrons;
marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.
- Italian squadrone, equivalent. to squadr(a) square + -one augmentative suffix
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: squadron /ˈskwɒdrən/ n - 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
Abbreviation: sqn Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square |