squadron leader

noun

1. an officer holding commissioned rank, between flight lieutenant and wing commander in the air forces of Britain and certain other countries

Example Sentences

The 1958 report from Christmas Island to the nuclear programme’s secret UK headquarters says that there were blood tests for Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill showing “gross irregularity”.

From BBC

Cross, who died in 2013, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and was promoted to squadron leader before he left the RAF.

From Seattle Times

But squadron leader Lucy Playle, the detachment commander in Amman, said the cumulative impact was beginning to tell, with around 1,500 tonnes of aid delivered in the past month.

From BBC

John's Squadron leader was Peter Townsend, later the fiancé of Princess Margaret.

From BBC

"That could be a huge pressure on North Korea, because usually they don’t share where those submarines are," said Moon Keun-sik, a retired South Korean submarine captain and squadron leader.

From Reuters