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(See the entry for squadron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
From French escadron, formerly also esquadron, or Italian squadrone. See squad.
squadron (plural squadrons) (abbreviated to: sqn)
- (obsolete) Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
- "Those half-rounding guards Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined." -Milton.
- (military, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
- (military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
the North Atlantic Squadron
- (military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
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