squadron
(noun) an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
squadron
(noun) a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
squadron
(noun) a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squadron (plural squadrons) (abbreviated to: sqn)
(obsolete) Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
(military) 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.
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
(military, 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).
(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Source: Wiktionary
Squad"ron, n. Etym: [F. escadron, formerly also esquadron, or It. squadrone. See Squad.]
1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.] Those half-rounding quards Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. Milton.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. Totten. Flying squadron, a squadron of observation or practice, that cruises rapidly about from place to place. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
