squadron
substantivoverbocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//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.
substantivo
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obsoletoA body of troops drawn up in a square.
Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
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históricoA body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
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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.
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A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
the North Atlantic Squadron
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A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
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A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Etimologia
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
verbo
- 1
To divide up into squadrons.
Formas
- plural
- squadrons
- pretérito
- squadroned
- particípio passado
- squadroned
- gerúndio
- squadroning
- 3.ª pessoa do 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.