squadron

/ˈskwɒd.ɹən/

SKWⱰD · ɹən (2 syllables)

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Definition

A body of troops drawn up in a square.

From Italian squadrone. See squad.

"Those half-rounding guards / Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined."
"the North Atlantic Squadron"