What is the Latin word for squadron?

The usual Latin words for “squadron” are turma, classis, turmātim; also classĭcŭla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“squadron” in Latin

turmaa troop, squadron of cavalry, team; a troop, crowd, company, throng, band, body classisany one of the five divisions into which Servius Tullius divided the Roman citizenry; the armed forces; fleet turmātimby squadrons, troops or turma classĭcŭlaa little fleet

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

squadron

(Of troops)(Of troops), turma: by squadrons, turmatim. To divide the cavalry into three squadrons, equites dividere turmatim in tres partes (Liv., 20, 33).

(Of ships)(Of ships), classis (fleet): diminutive, classicula (Cic., Att., 16, 2, 4).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for squadron?: The usual Latin words for “squadron” are turma, classis, turmātim; also classĭcŭla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.