squadron
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squad·ron
(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.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
squadron
(ˈskwɒdrən)n
Abbreviation: sqn 1. (Military)
a. a subdivision of a naval fleet detached for a particular task
b. a number of naval units usually of similar type and consisting of two or more divisions
2. (Military) a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms
3. (Military) the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights
[C16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
squadron
1. 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.
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| 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 group air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce wing - a unit of military aircraft escadrille - 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 task naval unit - a military unit that is part of a navy escadrille - a small squadron |
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Translations
سَرِيَّه
eskadra
eskadrille
liîssveit
eskadronas
eskadraeskadriļaeskadrons
eskadra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squadron
[ˈskwɒdrən] n (MILITARY) → escadron m
(AVIATION) → escadrille f
(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → escadrille fsquadron leader n (British) (AVIATION) → commandant m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
squadron
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
squadron
(ˈskwodrən) noun a division of a regiment, a section of a fleet, or a group of aeroplanes.
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