Squadron Meaning
/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA body of troops drawn up in a square.
nounA body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
Sentence Examples
Nate has the fiercest attitude of his whole squadron.
The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The air force ____ conducted training exercises over the base.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The air force ____ performed a spectacular flyover during the national holiday celebrations.
Word Origin & History
From Italian squadrone. See squad.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined."
— 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The air force ____ conducted training exercises over the base.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The air force ____ performed a spectacular flyover during the national holiday celebrations.