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Definition of Squadrons
1. squadron [v] - See also: squadron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squadrons
Literary usage of Squadrons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1880)
"The American naval force was divided into four squadrons ; one of nine vessels,
under Commodore Barry, the senior officer of the navy, cruised to the ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"It will also be useful to remember that squadrons in general are not moved ...
which squadrons and, the trumpet successively sounding the orders are moved ..."
3. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1851)
"The American naval force was divided into four squadrons ; one of nine vessels,
under Commodore Barry, the senior officer of the navy, cruised to the ..."
4. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1874)
"The American naval force was divided into four squadrons ; one of nine vessels,
under Commodore Barry, the senior officer of the navy, cruised to the ..."
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