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Meaning:

Noun:

  • air force A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group.
  • army A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
  • navy A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron.
  • obsolete Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.

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