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Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square.
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A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
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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.
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A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
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the North Atlantic Squadron
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(air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).
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(U.S. Space Force) A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison.