squadron vs team

squadron

verb
  • To divide up into squadrons. 

noun
  • A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force). 

  • A spaceforce unit; multiple squadrons make up an operations delta or a support garrison. 

  • 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. 

  • A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer 

  • A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers. 

team

verb
  • To form together into a team. 

  • To go together well; to harmonize. 

  • To convey or haul with a team. 

  • To form a group, as for sports or work. 

  • To give work to a gang under a subcontractor. 

noun
  • A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. 

  • Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work. 

  • A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus. 

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