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A rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces above Flight Lieutenant and below Wing Commander.
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Squadron Leader
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Squadron Leader — is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force [cite web |url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/structure/commissionedranks.cfm |title=Ranks and Badges of the Royal Air Force |accessdate= 2007 12 01 |year=2007 |publisher=Royal Air Force] and the air forces of … Wikipedia
squadron leader — squadron leaders N COUNT; N TITLE A squadron leader is an officer in the British air force who has a rank above that of flight lieutenant … English dictionary
squadron leader — squadron .leader n an officer in the British ↑air force below a ↑wing commander … Dictionary of contemporary English
squadron leader — squadron ,leader noun count an officer of middle rank in the British air force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
squadron leader — noun : a military officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a major in the army * * * squadron leader noun A Royal Air Force officer corresponding in rank to a lieutenant commander or major • • • Main Entry: ↑squadron * *… … Useful english dictionary
squadron leader — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms squadron leader : singular squadron leader plural squadron leaders an officer of middle rank in the British air force … English dictionary
squadron leader — noun Date: 1919 a commissioned officer in the British air force who ranks with a major in the army … New Collegiate Dictionary
squadron-leader — commander of pilots … English contemporary dictionary
squadron leader — noun a rank of officer in the RAF, above flight lieutenant and below wing commander … English new terms dictionary
squadron leader — noun (C) an officer in the British airforce below a wing commander … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
