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squadron::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cavalry |
squadron::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | air unit |
| Has types | escadrille |
squadron::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | naval unit |
| Has types | escadrille |
Examples of squadron
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That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded, it wasn't a wartime squadron.
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They awaited the clatter of a stagecoach and its squadron of galloping Cossacks.
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There is also some evidence that the squadron was involved in combat operations.
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The year was 1960 and I was in the Navy, flying with an anti-submarine squadron.
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Like a fleet, a squadron is usually, but not necessarily, a permanent formation.
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The French squadron was much better-led and better-armed than the Chinese fleet.
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The Naval establishment included an admiralty, a dockyard, and a naval squadron.
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On 13 March, a Song squadron attacked some of the Mongols'northern patrol boats.
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This base was officially known as 4th squadron of the 40th wing of the Red Army.
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- A cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
- An air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
- A naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
- A squadron was historically a cavalry sub unit. It is still used to refer to modern horse or armoured units but can also be used as a designation for other arms and services.
- A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation typically consists of three or four flights, with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, depending on aircraft type and air force. In the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second World War, three air squadrons were assigned to each air regiment. ...
- A squadron, or naval squadron, is a unit of 3-4 major warships, transport ships, submarines, or sometimes small craft that may be part of a larger task force or a fleet. ...
- Squadron is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1982.
- Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square; A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers; A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the ...
- In the Naval Service (i) a group of vessels, normally commanded by a Commander; (ii) a group of naval aircraft, normally commanded by a Commander; (iii) a group of particular personnel, such as divers, commanded by a Commander; (iv) a group of Royal Marines on board ship or an amphibious assault ...
