squadron
UK/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/
squadron noun: a body of troops drawn up in a square.
Noun
squadron (plural squadrons, abbreviation sqn)
- A body of troops drawn up in a square.
- Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
- 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.
- A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
- the North Atlantic Squadron
- A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
- A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.
Verb
squadron (third-person singular simple present squadrons, present participle squadroning, simple past and past participle squadroned)
- To divide up into squadrons.
squadron meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
squadron in Hindi
- स्क्वाड्रन, स्क्वॉड्रन
squadron in Tamil
- சதளம், கலமணி
squadron in Marathi
- स्क्वाड्रन, स्क्वॉड्रन, स्क्वॅड्रन
squadron in Urdu
- squadron
- دستہ dasta
- squadron, cavalry
- رسالہ risāla
More languagesFewer languages
- squadron in Bengali
- রণতরী বহর, বিমান বাহিনী ইউনিট
- squadron in Telugu
- స్క్వాడ్రన్, స్క్వాడ్రన్ను
- squadron in Malayalam
- സൈന്യഗണം, പടക്കൂട്ടം, അശ്വാരൂഢവിഭാഗം, പടവ്യൂഹം
- squadron in Kannada
- ಕಾಳಗತಂಡ, ಕಾಳಗಪಡೆ
- squadron in Punjabi
- ਸਕੁਐਡਰਨ, ਸਕਵਾਡ੍ਰਨ
- squadron in Gujarati
- સ્ક્વોડ્રન, સ્ક્વાડ્રન, સ્ક્વોર્ડન
- squadron in Odia
- ସ୍କ୍ୱାଡ୍ରନ୍, ସ୍କ୍ୱାଡ୍ରନ, ସ୍କ୍ୱାର୍ଡନ
- squadron in Nepali
- स्क्वाड्रन, स्क्वोड्रन, स्क्वाड्रनिङ
- squadron in Arabic
- سرب طيران
- squadron in Malay
- squadron
- squadron in Persian
- اسکادران eskâdrân
- squadron in Thai
- ฝูงบิน f̄ūngbin
Examples of squadron in a sentence
- The soldiers split up into smaller squadrons to search the building.
- The squadron was bounced north of the town.
- Four members of the squadron were on patrol.
Forms of squadron
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | squadrons |
| abbreviation | sqn |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | squadrons |
| present participle | squadroning |
| past participle | squadroned |
| past | squadroned |
Origin of squadron
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
Words formed from squadron
Phrases with squadron
Questions about squadron
- What does squadron mean?
- Squadron means a body of troops drawn up in a square.
- What is squadron in Hindi?
- Squadron in Hindi is स्क्वाड्रन, स्क्वॉड्रन. See Squadron meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is squadron?
- Squadron can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce squadron?
- Squadron is pronounced /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of squadron?
- The plural of squadron is squadrons.
Words near squadron in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: squadron (page history and authors); squadron (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); squadron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); squadron (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); دستہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); squadron (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); squadron (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); squadron (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); squadron (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); squadron (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); squadron (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); squadron (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); squadron (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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