squadron
11squadron — noun Etymology: Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian Date: 1562 1. a unit of military organization: as a. a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment b. a naval unit consisting of two or more… …
12squadron — /skwod reuhn/, n. 1. a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet. 2. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units. 3. (in the U.S. Air… …
13squadron — noun Squadron is used before these nouns: ↑commander, ↑leader …
14squadron — [16] A squadron is etymologically a ‘square’. The current sense ‘military group’ comes from an earlier ‘square formation of troops’. The word was borrowed from Italian squadrone, a derivative of squadra ‘square’, which comes from the same source… …
15squadron — squad|ron [ skwadrən ] noun count * a particular section of the military, especially of the air force: a squadron of fighter aircraft …
16squadron — noun (C) a military force consisting of a group of aircraft or ships: a squadron of bombers …
17squadron — /ˈskwɒdrən / (say skwodruhn) noun 1. a portion of a naval fleet, or a detachment of warships employed on a particular service; a subdivision of a fleet. 2. an armoured cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops (companies), a… …
18squadron — Un Squadron de gensdarmes, Agmen quadratum …
19squadron — [16] A squadron is etymologically a ‘square’. The current sense ‘military group’ comes from an earlier ‘square formation of troops’. The word was borrowed from Italian squadrone, a derivative of squadra ‘square’, which comes from the same source… …
20Squadron Leader — is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force [cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of the Royal Air Force |accessdate= 2007 12 01 |year=2007 |publisher=Royal Air Force] and the air forces of …
