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- Dictionarysquadron/ˈskwɒdr(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.
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1. : a unit of military organization: such as. a. : a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment. b. : a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels. c (1) : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group. (2) : a military flight formation. 2.
SQUADRON definition: 1. a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy 2. a unit…. Learn more.
noun. a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units. (in the U.S. Air Force).
SQUADRON meaning: 1. a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy 2. a unit…. Learn more.
In the army, a squadron is a cavalry (horses) unit that has at least two troops, which are smaller collections of soldiers. The squadron also includes a headquarters and support. In the air force, a squadron has at least two flights, which are the equivalent of troops.
noun. 1. 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. a cavalry unit comprising two or more troops, headquarters, and supporting arms. 3. the basic tactical and administrative air force unit comprising two or more flights.
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 group of military aircraft or ships forming a section of a military force. Definition of squadron noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use squadron in a sentence Our squadron doctor was lean, well muscled, square jawed and blond.
a group of soldiers, ships, aircraft, etc in a military organization: a squadron of fighter jets.
