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squadron leader

squadron leader noun: a rank in the RAF, between that of flight lieutenant and wing commander, equivalent to an army major.

Noun (1)

squadron leader (plural squadron leaders)

  1. A rank in the RAF, between that of flight lieutenant and wing commander, equivalent to an army major.

Noun (2) capitalized: Squadron Leader

Squadron Leader (plural Squadron Leaders)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of squadron leader (found when the term is used as a title).

Synonyms of squadron leader

Forms of squadron leader

pluralsquadron leaders
pluralSquadron Leaders

Questions about squadron leader

What does squadron leader mean?
Squadron leader means a rank in the RAF, between that of flight lieutenant and wing commander, equivalent to an army major.
What part of speech is squadron leader?
Squadron leader is a noun.
What is the plural of squadron leader?
The plural of squadron leader is squadron leaders.

Words near squadron leader in the dictionary

  1. squadristi
  2. squadrol
  3. squadrols
  4. squadron
  5. squadron admiral
  6. squadron leader
  7. squadron leaders
  8. squadrone
  9. squadroned
  10. squadrones
  11. squadroning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: squadron leader (page history and authors); Squadron Leader (page history and authors). 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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