Main Entry:

squad·ron

Pronunciation:

\ˈskwä-drən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian

Date:

1562

1: a unit of military organization: as a: a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment b: a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels c (1): a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group (2): a military flight formation 2: a large group of people or things <a squadron of limos>