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squadron: an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group; a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms; a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

flotilla collapse: a fleet of small craft; a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships

air corps collapse: formerly the airborne division of the United States Army

navy collapse: an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

battalion collapse: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies; a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"

brigade collapse: army unit smaller than a division; form or unite into a brigade

phalanx collapse: any of the bones of the fingers or toes; a body of troops in close array; any closely ranked crowd of people

marine collapse: a member of the United States Marine Corps; a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land; native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"; of or relating to the sea; "marine explorations"; of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps); "marine barracks"

task force collapse: a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective; a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

platoon collapse: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant; a team of policemen working under the military platoon system; a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"

regiment collapse: army unit smaller than a division; assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"; subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization; "regiment one's children"; form (military personnel) into a regiment

troop collapse: a group of soldiers; a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company; an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"; a unit of girl or boy scouts; move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"

legion collapse: a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"; association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"

garrison collapse: a fortified military post where troops are stationed; the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place; United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879); station (troops) in a fort or garrison

cohort collapse: a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion); a company of companions or supporters

army collapse: a large number of people united for some specific purpose; a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

corps collapse: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support; a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

unit collapse: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

outfit collapse: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"; any cohesive unit such as a military company

picket collapse: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake; a wooden strip forming part of a fence; a vehicle performing sentinel duty; a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack; a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work; fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"; serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

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