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squadron.

A body of troops drawn up in a square.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/UK
  1. A body of troops drawn up in a square.

    obsolete
  2. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.

    historical
  3. A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.

  4. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer

    the North Atlantic Squadron
  5. A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).

  6. A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.

    Space-Force · US
Where this word comes from

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

verb/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/UK
  1. To divide up into squadrons.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

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