squadron
Meaning of squadron
noun
- Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
- 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
- (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).
- (U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Information about squadron
- It is a name.
- The plural form of squadron is: squadrons.
- Languages in which squadron is used:
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Hyphenation of squadron
squadron
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- squadron is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Words that rhyme with squadron
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