squadron C1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈskwɑːdrən/ UK /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ See IPA manual Freq #8395 Meanings 1 noun A body of troops drawn up in a square. Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. 2 noun A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer The North Atlantic Squadron. 3 noun an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group 4 noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms Thesaurus Word family Derived forms intersquadronintrasquadronsquaddiesquaddysquadrillasquadronmatesubsquadron Related forms squad Etymology From Italian squadrone. See squad. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # squadron **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskwɑːdrən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ **Frequency rank:** 8395 ## Meanings 1. A body of troops drawn up in a square. 2. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer 3. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group 4. a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms ## Examples - Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. - The North Atlantic Squadron. ## Derived Forms - intersquadron - intrasquadron - squaddie - squaddy - squadrilla - squadronmate - subsquadron ## Related Forms - squad ## Etymology From Italian squadrone. See squad. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown