Squadron

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A naval unit consisting of two or more divisions of a fleet.
  • n. An armored cavalry unit subordinate to a regiment and consisting of two or more troops.
  • n. A cavalry or armored unit of a European army, corresponding to a company.
  • n. A basic tactical air force unit, subordinate to a group and consisting of two or more flights.
  • n. A multitude or horde: "Squadrons of flies like particles of dust danced up and down” ( T.E. Lawrence).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
  • n. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
  • n. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron.
  • n. A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
  • n. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.
  • n. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A square.
  • n. A body of soldiers drawn up in a square, or in regular array, as for battle; specifically, in modern armies, the principal division of a regiment of cavalry.
  • n. A division of a fleet; a detachment of ships of war employed on a particular service or station, and under the command of a flag-officer.
  • n. in early New England records (1636), one of four divisions of town land, probably in the first instance a square.
  • n. A school district.
  • n. Sometimes spelled squadrant.
  • To form into squadrons, as a body of soldiers.
  • To form in order; array.
  • n.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
  • n. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
  • n. a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
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    fleet    battalion    cavalry    troop    commander    navy    cruiser    flotilla    platoon    garrison