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Vinony

squadron

noun

  1. military unit size
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/

noun

Etymology: From Italian squadrone. See squad.

  1. A body of troops drawn up in a square.

    “Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.”

  2. A 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.

verb

Etymology: From Italian squadrone. See squad.

  1. To divide up into squadrons.