squadron
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈskwɒd.ɹən//
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.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA body of troops drawn up in a square.
Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
- 2
historicalA body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
- 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.
Etymology
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
verb
- 1
To divide up into squadrons.
Forms
- plural
- squadrons
- past tense
- squadroned
- past participle
- squadroned
- present participle
- squadroning
- third person singular
- squadrons
squadron · 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.
square · A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four…Square · A surname.squared · Covered with a grid of squares.