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

Examples of squadron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The practice is now impeded by ever more protective drone squadrons of P.R. people, although Prince Andrew’s ruinous television interview is a prime example—the disingenuous reporter meets the insufficiently self-aware subject, and blood is spilled. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

Mackie first joined the MCU with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson, a former Air Force rescue squadron member and one of the Avengers known as Falcon. —Eric Andersson, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025

By Jeffrey Kluger January 22, 2025 10:58 AM EST Nobody expected anything special when the squadron of Navy F/A-18 fighter jets headed out for routine aerial maneuvers off of the coast of Virginia Beach one day in 2013. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025

With an ability to detect ballistic missiles that could endanger the U.S. and Canada, the squadron can execute missile warning and missile defense missions. —Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian squadrone, augmentative of squadra squad, from Old Italian

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing squadron

• squadron leader

Kids Definition

squadron

noun

squad·​ron ˈskwäd-rən 

: any of several units of military organization