meaning of squadron
1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
2. A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.
3. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron.
4. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
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