squadron

squadron
noun
  1. an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them
    (空军)中队
    ■a principal division of an armoured or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops
    (装甲团的)连;(骑兵)中队
    ■a group of warships detached on a particular duty or under the command of a flag officer
    (海军)中队
    ■(informal)a large group of people or things
    (非正式)一队;一群
    he immediately commissioned a squadron of architects.
    他立即委托了一群建筑师。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (originally denoting a group of soldiers in square formation): from Italian squadrone, from squadra 'square'
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