squadron leader

squadron leader
noun
: a military officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a major in the army

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squadron leader noun
A Royal Air Force officer corresponding in rank to a lieutenant-commander or major
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Main Entry:squadron

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squadron leader UK US noun [countable] [singular squadron leader plural squadron leaders]
an officer of middle rank in the British air force
Thesaurus: officers in the air forcehyponym

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squadron leader,
a commissioned officer in the Australian, British, or Canadian Air Force, corresponding in rank to a major in the United States Air Force.

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noun, pl ⋯ -ers [count]
: a high-ranking officer in the British air force

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ˈsquadron leader [squadron leader] noun
an officer of high rank in the British ↑air force

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  • squadron leader — noun Date: 1919 a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a major in the army …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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