squadron

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UK/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/

noun

A body of troops drawn up in a square.

“the North Atlantic Squadron”

OriginItalian squadrone →
CommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

nounsquadron (plural squadrons, abbreviation sqn)

plural squadrons · abbreviation sqn

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

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

    1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC
  2. historicalgovernmentA body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
  3. governmentA 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. governmentA detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer

    the North Atlantic Squadron

  5. air forcegovernmentA tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
  6. Space ForceUSgovernmentA spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
verbsquadron (third-person singular simple present squadrons, present participle squadroning, simple past and past participle squadroned)

present singular third person squadrons · participle present squadroning · participle past squadroned · past squadroned

  1. transitiveTo divide up into squadrons.

Origin

  1. Italiansquadrone
  2. Englishsquadron

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

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Translations

Arabic سرب طيران
  • سرب طيرانair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Bulgarian ескадро́н, еска́дра
  • ескадро́н (eskadrón)army: body of cavalry
  • еска́дра (eskádra)navy: detachment of vessels
  • ескадри́ла (eskadríla)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Catalan esquadró, esquadrilla
  • esquadróarmy: body of cavalry
  • esquadrillanavy: detachment of vessels
  • esquadrillaair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Chinese Mandarin 戰隊 /战队, 中隊 /中队
  • 戰隊 /战队 (zhànduì)army: body of cavalry
  • 中隊 /中队 (zhōngduì)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Czech eskadrona, švadrona
  • eskadronaarmy: body of cavalry
  • švadronaarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • peruťair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Danish eskadron, eskadre
  • eskadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadrenavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskadrilleair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Dutch eskadron, eskader
  • eskadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadernavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskaderair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Esperanto eskadrono, eskadro
  • eskadronoarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadroair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Estonian eskadron, eskaader
  • eskadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskaadernavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskadrillair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
  • eskaaderair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Finnish eskadroona, laivue
  • eskadroonaarmy: body of cavalry
  • laivuenavy: detachment of vessels
  • laivueair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
French escadron, escadre
  • escadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • escadrenavy: detachment of vessels
  • escadronair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
German Schwadron, Geschwader
  • Schwadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • Geschwadernavy: detachment of vessels
  • Staffelair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
  • Geschwaderair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Greek μοίρα
  • μοίρα (moíra)army: body of cavalry
Hebrew אֶסְקַדְרוֹן, שַׁיֶּטֶת
  • אֶסְקַדְרוֹן (eskadrón)army: body of cavalry
  • שַׁיֶּטֶת (shayétet)navy: detachment of vessels
  • טַיֶּסֶת (tayéset)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Hungarian lovasszázad, hajóraj
  • lovasszázadarmy: body of cavalry
  • hajórajnavy: detachment of vessels
  • repülőszázadair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Italian squadrone, squadra
  • squadronearmy: body of cavalry
  • squadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • squadriglianavy: detachment of vessels
  • squadroneair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Japanese 戦隊, 戦隊
  • 戦隊 (sentai)army: body of cavalry
  • 戦隊 (sentai)navy: detachment of vessels
Korean 전대
  • 전대 (jeondae)army: body of cavalry
Latin turma
  • turmaarmy: body of cavalry
Latvian eskadrons, eskadra
  • eskadronsarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskadriļaair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Lithuanian eskadronas, eskadra
  • eskadronasarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskadrilėair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Malay squadron
  • squadronair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Norwegian Bokmål skvadron, eskadre
  • skvadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadrenavy: detachment of vessels
  • skvadronair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Persian اسکادران
  • اسکادران (eskâdrân)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Polish szwadron, eskadron
  • szwadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskadraair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Portuguese esquadrão, esquadrão
  • esquadrãoarmy: body of cavalry
  • esquadrãonavy: detachment of vessels
  • esquadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • esquadrãoair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Russian эскадро́н, эска́дра
  • эскадро́н (eskadrón)army: body of cavalry
  • эска́дра (eskádra)navy: detachment of vessels
  • эскадри́лья (eskadrílʹja)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Spanish escuadrón, escuadra
  • escuadrónarmy: body of cavalry
  • escuadranavy: detachment of vessels
  • cuadrillaair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Swedish skvadron, eskader
  • skvadronarmy: body of cavalry
  • eskadernavy: detachment of vessels
  • eskaderair force: tactical unit of at least two flights
Thai ฝูงบิน
  • ฝูงบิน (f̄ūngbin)army: body of cavalry
Ukrainian ескадро́н, еска́дра
  • ескадро́н (eskadrón)army: body of cavalry
  • еска́дра (eskádra)navy: detachment of vessels
  • ескадри́лья (eskadrýlʹja)air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
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