squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwä-drən 
1
: a unit of military organization: such as
a
: a cavalry unit higher than a troop and lower than a regiment
b
: a naval unit consisting of two or more divisions and sometimes additional vessels
c(1)
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a flight and lower than a group
(2)
: a military flight formation
2
: a large group of people or things
a squadron of limos
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The legislation also includes language to transfer a D.C. Air National Guard squadron to Maryland.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Knight mentions what many consider the holy grail of colonial shipwrecks—the San José, a ship loaded with gold bullion that was sunk off the coast of Cartagena by the British naval squadron of Commodore Wager, in 1708—and writes that it was discovered by the Colombian government in 2015.
—The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The naval air station in the Pacific Northwest is where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Knight mentions what many consider the holy grail of colonial shipwrecks—the San José, a ship loaded with gold bullion that was sunk off the coast of Cartagena by the British naval squadron of Commodore Wager, in 1708—and writes that it was discovered by the Colombian government in 2015.
—The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The naval air station in the Pacific Northwest is where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Squadron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squadron. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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squadron
noun
squad·ron
ˈskwäd-rən
: any of several units of military organization
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