noun
Meaning 1
A body of troops drawn up in a square.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
squadron
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 4
A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, navy, politics, war
Examples
- the North Atlantic Squadron
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noun
Meaning 5
A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: air force
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 6
A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Space-Force, US
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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verb
Meaning 7
To divide up into squadrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 8
an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: air unit
Narrower terms: escadrille
noun
Meaning 9
a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cavalry
noun
Meaning 10
a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: naval unit
Narrower terms: escadrille
History
Etymology
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: эскадро́н (eskadrón) — army: body of cavalry
- Bulgarian: ескадро́н (eskadrón) — army: body of cavalry
- Catalan: esquadró — army: body of cavalry
- Chinese Mandarin: 戰隊 /战队 (zhànduì) — army: body of cavalry
- Czech: eskadrona — army: body of cavalry
- Czech: švadrona — army: body of cavalry
- Danish: eskadron — army: body of cavalry
- Dutch: eskadron — army: body of cavalry
- Esperanto: eskadrono — army: body of cavalry
- Estonian: eskadron — army: body of cavalry
- Finnish: eskadroona — army: body of cavalry
- French: escadron — army: body of cavalry
- German: Schwadron — army: body of cavalry
- Greek: μοίρα (moíra) — army: body of cavalry
- Hebrew: אֶסְקַדְרוֹן (eskadrón) — army: body of cavalry
- Hungarian: lovasszázad — army: body of cavalry
- Italian: squadrone — army: body of cavalry
- Japanese: 戦隊 (sentai) — army: body of cavalry
- Korean: 전대 (jeondae) — army: body of cavalry
- Latin: turma — army: body of cavalry
- Latvian: eskadrons — army: body of cavalry
- Lithuanian: eskadronas — army: body of cavalry
- Norwegian Bokmål: skvadron — army: body of cavalry
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skvadron — army: body of cavalry
- Polish: szwadron — army: body of cavalry
- Polish: eskadron — army: body of cavalry
- Portuguese: esquadrão — army: body of cavalry
- Russian: эскадро́н (eskadrón) — army: body of cavalry
- Serbo-Croatian: eskàdrōn — army: body of cavalry
- Serbo-Croatian: eskàdrōn — army: body of cavalry
- Spanish: escuadrón — army: body of cavalry
- Swedish: skvadron — army: body of cavalry
- Ukrainian: ескадро́н (eskadrón) — army: body of cavalry
- Belarusian: эска́дра (eskádra) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Bulgarian: еска́дра (eskádra) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Catalan: esquadrilla — navy: detachment of vessels
- Czech: eskadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Danish: eskadre — navy: detachment of vessels
- Dutch: eskader — navy: detachment of vessels
- Estonian: eskaader — navy: detachment of vessels
- Finnish: laivue — navy: detachment of vessels
- French: escadre — navy: detachment of vessels
- German: Geschwader — navy: detachment of vessels
- Hebrew: שַׁיֶּטֶת (shayétet) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Hungarian: hajóraj — navy: detachment of vessels
- Italian: squadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Italian: squadriglia — navy: detachment of vessels
- Japanese: 戦隊 (sentai) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Latvian: eskadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Lithuanian: eskadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Norwegian Bokmål: eskadre — navy: detachment of vessels
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eskadre — navy: detachment of vessels
- Polish: eskadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Portuguese: esquadrão — navy: detachment of vessels
- Portuguese: esquadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Russian: эска́дра (eskádra) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Serbo-Croatian: ѐска̄дра — navy: detachment of vessels
- Serbo-Croatian: èskādra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Spanish: escuadra — navy: detachment of vessels
- Swedish: eskader — navy: detachment of vessels
- Ukrainian: еска́дра (eskádra) — navy: detachment of vessels
- Arabic: سرب طيران — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Belarusian: эскадры́лія (eskadrýlija) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Belarusian: эскадры́лля (eskadrýllja) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Belarusian: эскадры́льля (eskadrýlʹlja) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Bulgarian: ескадри́ла (eskadríla) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Catalan: esquadrilla — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Chinese Mandarin: 中隊 /中队 (zhōngduì) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Czech: peruť — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Danish: eskadrille — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Dutch: eskader — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Esperanto: eskadro — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Estonian: eskadrill — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Estonian: eskaader — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Finnish: laivue — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- French: escadron — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- German: Staffel — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- German: Geschwader — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Hebrew: טַיֶּסֶת (tayéset) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Hungarian: repülőszázad — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Italian: squadrone — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Latvian: eskadriļa — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Lithuanian: eskadrilė — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Macedonian: ескадри́ла (eskadríla) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Malay: squadron — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Norwegian Bokmål: skvadron — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Norwegian Nynorsk: skvadron — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Persian: اسکادران (eskâdrân) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Polish: eskadra — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Portuguese: esquadrão — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Russian: эскадри́лья (eskadrílʹja) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Serbo-Croatian: ескадрѝла — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Serbo-Croatian: eskadrìla — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Spanish: cuadrilla — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Swedish: eskader — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
- Ukrainian: ескадри́лья (eskadrýlʹja) — air force: tactical unit of at least two flights
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