squadron

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
noun an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
noun a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

“The squadron quartermaster!” said Lavrúshka. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy
The enormous squadrons were set in motion. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
There's a squadron of cavalry quartered there,--or ought to be. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling

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