SQUADRON


Meaning of SQUADRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskwä-drən ]

noun

Etymology: Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian

Date: 1562

1. : a unit of military organization: as

a. : a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment

b. : a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels

c.

(1) : a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group

(2) : a military flight formation

2. : a large group of people or things

a squadron of limos

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.