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SQUADRON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("squadron" is a kind of...):

air unit (a military unit that is part of the airforce)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squadron"):

escadrille (an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I))

Holonyms ("squadron" is a member of...):

wing (a unit of military aircraft)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("squadron" is a kind of...):

cavalry (a highly mobile army unit)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("squadron" is a kind of...):

naval unit (a military unit that is part of a navy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squadron"):

escadrille (a small squadron)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Surely I see the red pile of Chandos at the head of yonder squadron!” cried Sir Richard Causton, shading his eyes with his hand.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But voila, mon petit, here comes Chandos and his company, and there is many a pensil and banderole among yonder squadrons which show that the best blood of England is riding under his banners.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)