Squadron ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Squadron ( noun )

1. A unit of military organization consisting of two or more troops, batteries, or ships and usually under the command of a lieutenant colonel or a captain.
2. A group of aircraft, especially military aircraft, flown in formation.
3. A large group of people or things.

Origin:

Middle english squaderon, from anglo-french esquadron, from old italian squadrone, from vulgar latin *exquadratum, from latin ex- + quadratum square, from neut. of quadratus square.

Examples:

1. The squadron of fighter jets flew in formation.
2. The army had several squadrons of tanks.
3. The captain commanded a destroyer squadron.
4. The squadrons of birds were flying in a V-shape formation.
5. The police department had a special squadrons for crowd control.

(As a verb)

Squadron ( verb )

1. A unit of military organization consisting of two or more troops, batteries, or ships and usually under the command of a lieutenant colonel or a captain.
2. A group of aircraft, especially military aircraft, flown in formation.
3. A large group of people or things.

Origin:

Middle english squaderon, from anglo-french esquadron, from old italian squadrone, from vulgar latin *exquadratum, from latin ex- + quadratum square, from neut. of quadratus square.

Examples:

1. The squadron of fighter jets flew in formation.
2. The army had several squadrons of tanks.
3. The captain commanded a destroyer squadron.
4. The squadrons of birds were flying in a V-shape formation.
5. The police department had a special squadrons for crowd control.