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   Squad·ron

   /ˈskwädrən/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • ▪ a large group of people or things: "he immediately commissioned a squadron of architects"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally denoting a group of soldiers in square formation): from Italian squadrone, from squadra ‘square’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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