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squadron
squad·ron / ˈskwädrən/ • n. an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them. ∎ a principal division of an armored or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops. ∎ a group of warships detached on a particular duty or under the command of a flag officer. ∎ inf. a large group of people or things: he immediately commissioned a squadron of architects. |
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"squadron." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squadron." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-squadron.html "squadron." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-squadron.html |
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Squadronany body of men in a regular formation; a division of a fleet or air force; a force of 150 to 200 men in the army. Examples : squadron of air craft—Brewer ; of angels; of bees, 1713; of cardinals, 1906; of clouds, 1862; of consideration, 1680; of dissent, 1824; of galleons, 1588; of the Fathers, 1617; of blessed spirits, 1684; of ships; of soldiers, 1656. |
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"Squadron." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Squadron." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301463.html "Squadron." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301463.html |
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squadron, from the Italian squadrone, a small number of warships which could comfortably be directed by a single flag officer. The term, in the British Navy, dates from 1588. Later, in the age of steam propulsion, it became the collective name for a small number of warships, usually eight, of the same type.
See also squadronal colours. |
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"squadron." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squadron." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-squadron.html "squadron." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-squadron.html |
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squadron n.
1. an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them. 2. a principal division of an armored or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops. 3. a group of warships detached on a particular duty or under the command of a flag officer. |
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"squadron." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squadron." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-squadron.html "squadron." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-squadron.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "squadron." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "squadron." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-squadron.html T. F. HOAD. "squadron." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-squadron.html |
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"squadron." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "squadron." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-squadron.html "squadron." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-squadron.html |
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