squadron.
A body of troops drawn up in a square.
Meaning & usage
A body of troops drawn up in a square.
A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
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.
A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
the North Atlantic Squadron
A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Where this word comes from
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
To divide up into squadrons.
Where this word comes from
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
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