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Squadron Leader

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  • noun military A rank in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces above Flight Lieutenant and below Wing Commander.

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Examples

  • "Okay, fix that, and what about the Squadron Leader?"

    Bottled Spider Gardner, John 2002

  • "Three days to Aviskie, Lieutenant, if the Squadron Leader wants Warp 4."

    The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000

  • "The other thing," the Squadron Leader had told them all, "Is that Roms have some pretty odd ideas about dying."

    The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000

  • Salutes were exchanged, and the Squadron Leader disappeared into his inner cabin.

    The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000

  • "I had the advantage of surprise, Squadron Leader."

    The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000

  • On the afternoon of the 21st the Squadron Leader came to see Major Gordon.

    The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

  • Gleefully he had blown many a town to pieces and many a city to pieces until February 14, 1945, now Squadron Leader, DFC and Bar, coming home from the supreme holocaust of Dresden, his Lancaster had been jumped by a Messerschmitt and though his copilot had brought the crippled plane to rest in England, Scotty was dead in the left seat.

    Noble House Clavell, James 1981

  • Gleefully he had blown many a town to pieces and many a city to pieces until February 14, 1945, now Squadron Leader, DFC and Bar, coming home from the supreme holocaust of Dresden, his Lancaster had been jumped by a Messerschmitt and though his copilot had brought the crippled plane to rest in England, Scotty was dead in the left seat.

    Noble House Clavell, James 1981

  • The Squadron Leader looked as though he were going to faint.

    An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977

  • I had been told to report to the officer's mess in Malvern, where I was greeted by an elderly Squadron Leader, the soul of kindness.

    An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977

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