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squadron
/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
atlantic, closing, joined, north, whole
VERB + SQUADRON
charge, stood
SQUADRON + NOUN
ambush, paratroopers
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
A body of troops drawn up in a square.
Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
2
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
the North Atlantic Squadron
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).
verb
1
To divide up into squadrons.
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Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.
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the North Atlantic Squadron
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Nate has the fiercest attitude of his whole squadron.
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The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.
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Tom's squadron hasn't reported in.
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Lorenzo was put in charge of a squadron.
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