Contextualizebeta

squadron

noun
/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/UK

Etymology

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

  1. borrowed from squadrone

Definitions

  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…

    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…

    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. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command…

      A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer

      • the North Atlantic Squadron

    2. A tactical air force unit

      A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).

    3. A spaceforce unit

      A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.

    4. To divide up into squadrons.

The neighborhood

Derived

flying squadron, intersquadron, intrasquadron, squaddie, squaddy, squadrilla, squadron admiral, Squadron Leader, squadronmate, subsquadron

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for squadron. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA