squadron
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squadron
- /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ UK
Where it comes from
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
noun squadrons · sqn
- A body of troops drawn up in a square. Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
- A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
- 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.
- A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer the North Atlantic Squadron
- A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
verb squadrons · squadroning · squadroned
- To divide up into squadrons.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: platoon, regiment, squad, troop, commander, flight, fighter, formation, leaked, swarmer, outfit, detachment, unit, air, wing, swarm
Translations
Every language
noun army: body of cavalry
| Español | escuadrón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전대 jeondae |
| 日本語 | 戦隊 sentai |
| 中文 | 戰隊 /战队 zhànduì |
| Português | esquadrão |
| Français | escadron |
| Deutsch | Schwadron |
| Italiano | squadrone |
| Ελληνικά | μοίρα moíra |
| Русский | эскадро́н eskadrón |
| עברית | אֶסְקַדְרוֹן eskadrón |
noun navy: detachment of vessels
| Español | escuadra |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 戦隊 sentai |
| Português | esquadrão, esquadra |
| Français | escadre |
| Deutsch | Geschwader |
| Italiano | squadra, squadriglia |
| Русский | эска́дра eskádra |
| עברית | שַׁיֶּטֶת shayétet |
noun air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
| Español | cuadrilla |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 中隊 /中队 zhōngduì |
| Português | esquadrão |
| Français | escadron |
| Deutsch | Staffel, Geschwader |
| Italiano | squadrone |
| Русский | эскадри́лья eskadrílʹja |
| العربية | سرب طيران |
| עברית | טַיֶּסֶת tayéset |
Talk about this word "squadron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/squadron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. squadron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/squadron "squadron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/squadron.Cite this
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title = {squadron},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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