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squadron Definition


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squadron
noun
    1. A group of between 10 and 18 military aircraft which form the principal unit of an air force.
    2. A group of warships sent on a particular mission.
    3. A division of an armoured regiment of soldiers.
Derivative: squadroned
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Italian squadrone a group of soldiers in square formation; related to squad.



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