noun Download 🔗Share Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. Examples : "The marching band formed a squadron, their instruments gleaming in the sunlight. " military group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers. Examples : "The cavalry squadron practiced their sword fighting drills. " military group organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The army captain addressed the squadron before their training exercise began. " military group organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer Examples : "the North Atlantic Squadron" military nautical group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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). Examples : "The air force base scrambled a squadron of fighter jets to intercept the unidentified aircraft. " military organization unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison. Examples : "The Space Force squadron conducted its first simulated space rescue mission. " military space unit organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading