# squadron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ · frequency rank #11,470

## Definitions
1. A body of troops drawn up in a square.
2. A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
3. A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
4. A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
5. A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
6. A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.

## Etymology
From Italian squadrone. See squad.

## Common misspellings (12)
`qsuadron`, `sqaudron`, `sqquadron`, `squaddron`, `squadorn`, `squadrno`, `squadronn`, `squadrron`, `squardon`, `squdaron`, `ssquadron`, `suqadron`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/squadron