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Definitions for Squadron
[1] a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
[2] an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
[3] (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.
[4] a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.
[5] to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.
[6] 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
[7] a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms
[8] the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights
Words related to Squadron
armada, fleet, battalion, squad, unit, escadrille
Words nearby Squadron
squad car, squad room, squadder, squaddie, squadoosh, squadron, squadron leader, squadsman, squalene, squalid, squall
Origin of Squadron
1555–65; < Italian squadrone, equivalent to squadr(a ) square + -one augmentative suffix
Other words from Squadron
half-squad·ron , noun
sub·squad·ron , noun
Word origin for Squadron
C16: from Italian squadrone soldiers drawn up in square formation, from squadro square