squadron

Meaning

Verb

To divide up into squadrons.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A body of troops drawn up in a square.
2. (historical) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
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.
4. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
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).
6. (Space-Force, US) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.

Synonyms

troop

flight

✈️

detachment

flotilla

squad

crew

fleet

flock

navy

swarm

troops

wing

🪽

air squadron

sq.

armada

warband

battery

🔋

cavalry

company

corps

Translations

escadron

squadrone

escuadrón

esquadrão

Geschwader

squadriglia

Schwadron

esquadró

eskadron

escadre

escuadra

eskader

escuadrilla

filo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/

Etymology

From Italian squadrone. See squad.