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Squadron

Squadron Meaning & Definition
Squadron Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Squadron?

[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
[n] a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

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See Also | air unit | cavalry | escadrille | naval unit | wing

Squadron In Webster's Dictionary

\Squad"ron\, n. [F. escadron, formerly also esquadron, or It. squadrone. See {Squad}.] 1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.] Those half-rounding quards Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. --Milton. 2. (Mil.) A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men. 3. (Naut.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. --Totten. {Flying squadron}, a squadron of observation or practice, that cruises rapidly about from place to place. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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