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squadron

noun
🔊/ˈskwɒdrən/
🔊/ˈskwɑːdrən/
 [countable + singular or plural verb]
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  1. a group of military aircraft or ships forming a section of a military force（空军或海军的）中队
    • a bomber/fighter squadron轰炸机／战斗机中队
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySquadron is used before these nouns:
    • commander
    • leader
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally denoting a group of soldiers in square formation): from Italian squadrone, from squadra ‘square’.